 The ballpark opened in 1939 as Fairview Field, home to the Allentown Dukes, a Boston Braves Minor League farm team.The Dukes, a founding member of the Interstate League, won both the regular-season pennant and defeated the Sunbury Senators in the playoffs.The 1939 Dukes featured future Major League Baseball players Joe Antolick, George Hennessey and Tony Parisse.