Plainfield, NJ

Plainfield is located in eastern New Jersey, 5 miles west of Elizabeth, NJ.

Teams that played here

• Plainfield, Central New Jersey League (1892)

Persons who were born here

• Charlie Bicknell, pitcher
• Joe Black, pitcher
• John Chironna, college coach
• Dan Dugan, pitcher
• Jeffrey Hammonds, outfielder
• John Hrusovsky, minor league pitcher
• Jon Hunton, minor league pitcher
• Helen Kiely, AAGPBL pitcher/outfielder
• Doug Mansolino, coach
• Jack Martin, infielder
• James Petty, minor league player
• Dan Pfister, pitcher
• Ed Reilly, minor league pitcher
• Carlton Smith, minor league pitcher
• Corey Smith, minor league infielder
• Jeff Torborg, catcher; manager

Persons who died here

• Jack Martin, infielder
• Warren McLaughlin, pitcher
• Slim Vaughan, pitcher
• Louis Wadsworth, pre-MLB player, inventor of the 9 inning rule

Educational institutions located here

• Plainfield High School