World Series Park Events & Information 2008 Season
A New Building and a New Baseball Season
World Series Park embarks on its Fourth Season with many exciting events Planned.
The season kicks off with Saugus High meeting Salem High on April 9th at 4:30 pm.
All Saugus High Varsity and Freshmen baseball home games will be played at WSP.
Most Saugus Babe Ruth Baseball games will take place at WSP
with the seasonbeing capped off with the
District 1 Babe Ruth 14 year-old All-Star Tournament.
Games of the Saugus Braves, Saugus Men's League, Lou Tompkins, and the Saugus American Legion round out the season.
North American Women’s Baseball and the Saugus American Legion
Directions to World Series Park
Route 1 to Main Street, Saugus (East) Exit
Main Street turn right onto Vine Street at traffic light.
Turn left onto Talbot Street at 4 way intersection.
Turn right onto Denver Street. Around sharp curve to left.
Turn right onto Dow Street.
The field is at the left rear of the Belmonte Middle School
at 25 Dow Street, Saugus, MA 01906. Girls Baseball at World Series Park
World Series Park is proud to announce that a team that is part of
The North American Women’s Baseball League will play some of
their home games at the park.
This is the only women’s hardball, baseball league in Massachusetts.
Games will be played in Lynn and Saugus.The season runs from
June through August.For more information contact Robin Wallace
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World SeriesParkBuilding Starting to Take Shape Construction is moving along on the World Series Park Memorial Building. The foundation, in-ground plumbing and slab floor are complete.The block walls and
door frames are currently being constructed by Lenny Fauci.This phase of the project
will take several weeks.Framing of the roof and second story will follow.Bob Davis
said “We very much appreciate local craftsmen who give their time and expertise to
help us in our projects.
We’re close to our fundraising goal thanks to the generosity of a lot of people.With
funds received and those pledged we feel comfortable moving ahead with the project. Hopefully it won’t get too cold and we’ll be able to get a lot done before winter sets in.” More funds are needed and there’s still the opportunity to be involved in this project. The World Series Park Building Fund is the recipient of people whowant to honor a
loved one or merely to be part of a worthwhile project.The GE Matching Gifts Program
is a great way to contribute since it’s a “double-donation.”To have your name or name
of a loved one memorialized on the permanent building plaque, a minimum donation of
$100 is requested.Such donations are tax deductible.
The World Series Park Building will be two-stories and is located behind the back-stop.
It will house a concession stand, handicapped restrooms, an equipment storage area
and a scoring/announce area.This will help to complete the park, providing some
necessary services to all who attend games.World Series Park hosts lots of baseball. 150 games were played in the 2008 season.The goal of World Series Park continues
to be to provide more opportunity to play baseball in Saugus. Donations to the World Series Park Building Fund should be sent to: WorldSeriesPark, 8 Holden Ave.Saugus, MA01906. Checks should be made payable to World Series Park. For any questions please contact Bob Davis at 781-233-4555
GE Employees Could Make A Difference for theWorld Series Park Building Fund A long time Saugus resident who’s a General Electric retiree has inquired about making a generous donation to the World Series Park Building Fund.She plans to
do so through the GE Matching Gifts Program.This program for current GE
employees, GE retirees and spouses of deceased retirees allows for GE to match
donations to non-profit 501(c)(3) charities.World Series Park qualifies as one
such non-profit organization.
More funds are needed and there’s still the opportunity to be involved in this
project.Bob Davis of WSP said “The GE Matching Gifts Program is a plus for us
since it’s essentially a double-donation.We encourage GE people to help us out.
Some of the construction crew members are: Leonard Tripp, Al Walkey, and Russell Tripp.
Construction will continue through the fall and early winter.
A dedication ceremony will be held when the construction of the building is completed.
Because of the success of the projects to build our TotPark and to plant trees,the
construction of this building will be funded by public donations.World Series Park is
a publicly supported facility, so it seems appropriate to build a memorial building to
honor individuals, businesses and organizations that are willing to offer their support
to provide a place to play baseball in Saugus. For a minimum donation of $100.00,
donors will have the opportunity to have their name, the name of a loved one, or the
name of their business memorialized on a permanent plaque on the building.
More donations are needed.Workmanship to construct the building has been generously pledged.World Series Park expresses its appreciation to all who have donated or pledged to help with this project.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008. Left to right -Mark Chapdelaine,
King Lion of the Saugus Lions Club, Bob Davis of World Series Park,
and John Dean, President of the Saugus Rotary Club at the joint
meeting of the Lions and Rotary Clubs at Prince Restaurant, where
both groups presented checks for donations to the World Series Park
New Building Fund.
Donations to the World Series Park Building Fund
should be sent to:
World Series Park, 8 Holden Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906.
Checks should be made out to World Series Park.
For any questions please contact Bob Davis at 781-233-4555.
Tree & Flowers Dedication at World Series Park
A tree and flower bed dedication ceremony was held Saturday
May 10 at World Series Park.The families of those in whose
name the trees and flower beds were dedicated attended the
private ceremony
4 new trees were planted at World Series Park as part of a
program to beautify the park.Also, new flowers were added to the
existing flower beds.People donated to the park to have a tree or
flower bed dedicated to a loved one.
The trees were dedicated in memory of: Michael David Arinello,
Joseph Spaziani, Jr., Wally Woods and Patricia Stephanides.
The flower beds were dedicated in memory of Cheryl Grace Almeida
and to Jenna Marie Almeida.A plaque was placed at each tree and
at the flower beds.
Taking part in the dedication ceremony was Rev. Joel Hubbard
minister of Vineyard Metro North Church, singers Tom and
Amanda Rosa, Luanne Fritz and Bob Davis.
The donors were each presented with a framed copy of their
plaque and a flower.
World Series Park thanks all those who made this tree and flower
bed planting project possible.
WorldSeriesPark Raises $12,500 for Special Olympics The Third Annual Harry Agganis Special Olympics Day at World Series Park was held September 13, 2008 and was a major success, raising $12,500 for Special Olympics
Massachusetts.A huge crowd was present to enjoy the day’s activities.
The day consisted of a tournament of four Special Olympics softball games.
Those participating were the Melrose Rotary, the Triangle Bashers from Malden,
the Haverhill Stars, & the Melrose Sport. Melrose Rotary, coached by
Bob Sweeney, won and was presented with the tournament trophy.
All winning and runner-up athletes were presented with medals.
Entertainment was provided by The Senior Tones, the Saugus High School Girls
Quartets, the Forbes School of Irish Step Dancing, Randy Barnes and the rock
group D.C.O.S. The appearance of costumed characters, the Cushing Amusements carnival,
a dunk tank, raffles and an auction filled out the day.Food and drinks were
donated by Steve Agganis, Old Neighborhood Foods, Polar Beverages, Saugus
Ninety Nine Restaurant, McDonald’s Restaurants of Saugus, Applebee’s,
Kane’s Donuts, and Qdoba Mexican Grill.
A very impressive Olympic ceremony was held, with the athletes marching onto
the field led by the Marine Corp Junior ROTC color guard from LynnEnglishHigh
School and former Olympic medalists Sandra Whyte, Nancy Kerrigan,
A.J. Mleczko and Dan McCormack. Participants in the torch lighting part of the
ceremony included Sergeant Mike Stewart and Lieutenant Mike Annese of the
Saugus Police Department, Dennis Moschella a retired Revere police officer, and
Susan Shepardson who carried the last leg of the torch and lit the cauldron as a
tribute to her late mother Jean who was a staunch advocate for the 766 Program
in Saugus.Sarah Belliveau sang the national anthem.Rev. George Tsoukalas
of Saint George Greek Othodox Church in Lynn gave the blessing.Greetings
from the town were offered by the Town Manager, Andrew Bisignani, and by
Selectman Steve Castinetti.
Author Nick Tsiotis spoke about Harry Agganis.Special Olympic athlete
Tyler Laggase spoke about this being the 40th Anniversary of Special Olympics
and how it has changed his life. WorldSeriesPark was represented by Bob Davis
and Special Olympics was represented by Sean Canty.Gerry Agganis threw out
the first pitch.The ceremony concluded with a balloon release. Eddie Palladino, announcer for Boston Celtics games, was master of ceremonies
and Anthony Arone provided the sound system.
The idea for this event was inspired by the Agganis family of Saugus and a
special little boy named Gerry.Bob Davis said World Series Park was very
proud to sponsor this event to raise money for Special Olympics.He also
expressed special thanks to Steve Agganis and the many volunteers who
helped with setting up, running the event and packing it up.He also said that
World Series Park is very grateful to the many people who donated money,
auction and raffle items and those who attended this event.
The 2nd Annual Harry Agganis Special Olympics Day
was held Saturday, August 25, 2007 at WorldSeriesPark
and raised $8,750 for Special Olympics Massachusetts
The New Tot Park at World Series Park
. . . . . . . . . And the man who made it happen.
A dedication ceremony for the recently completed
Tot Park was held Monday, July 23, 2007
at 6:00pm at World Series Park to publicly thank the
46 donors who helped make the Tot Park a reality.
Bob Davis, the man behind the plan for the park,
awarded a framed picture of the dedication plaque to
each of the donors, while children played on
the swings and slides at the park.
Today, World Series Park is pretty much a
"world class park" thanks to the efforts and
dedication of Bob Davis and the World Series
Park Committee. Ride by the park any day
and you will either see a game being played,
or Bob Davis out there mowing the grass,
raking the base paths, or setting the sprinklers
to keep the field neat, clean, and safe for the players and spectators.
A great, THANK YOU to Bob for everything he has done,
and continues to do, at World Series Park.
The Public is welcome to use World Series Park Tot Park any day.
World Series Park always welcomes donations
and help from volunteers for the upkeep of the park
and assistance with the various events.
contact Bob Davis at (781) 233 - 4555
Memorial Tree Dedication was held June 9, 2007 at World Series Park
A tree dedication ceremony was held Saturday June 9 at World Series Park.
Present at the ceremony were the donors, recipients and their families.
8 trees were planted at World Series Park last fall as part of a program to
beautify the park.These trees were grown at the Saugus Tree Farm and were
donated to the park by the Saugus Tree Committee.People were than asked
to donate to the park to have a tree dedicated to a loved one.
The trees were dedicated to:
Cheryl Grace Almeida, Jenna Marie Almeida,Brian Thomas and
Matthew Lawrence, Joey LoRusso, George H. Cakounes, John William Rouleau, Sr., James Frederick Rouleau, and Ron Barressi.
A plaque was placed at each tree. The donors were each presented with
flowers and a framed copy of their plaque.
Participants in the dedication ceremony included: Tom Rosa, music soloist;
Tim Hawkes, Chairman of the Saugus Tree Committee; Luanne Fritz;
Carolyn Davis; Glen Davis; and the man responsible for the operation and
maintenance of World Series Park, Bob Davis.
World Series Park thanks all those who made this tree planting project possible.
