Though generations have come and gone, Butterworth Park remains, much like it did when it opened during the Great Depression of the 1930s as part of the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal Agency. Situated near scenic downtown Framingham, Massachusetts, it occupies one square block and is within walking distance of popular hot spots such as Pepperocini’s.

Butterworth is actually the second home for the Spiders. Previously, the team played at the Hemenway School on Water Street where the echoes of gobbling turkeys from Gerard’s Farm could be heard.

In addition to the softball field, Butterworth includes a tennis court, basketball hoops and a playground with parking surrounding the perimeter. This peculiar layout was not intended to provide a tempting target for home run hitters, but to keep outfielders from running out into the street without looking both ways.

The home of the Spiders resounds with the echoes of great softball players. Winners of the both the highly prestigious Zima and Bartles & Jaymes awards have stepped up to Butterworth’s home plate.

On any given night at Butterworth, there’s no telling what you might see: An OPGer may homer in his last at-bat, a pitcher named “Hef” might avoid a line drive, or an infielder from Holliston could hit a ball just fair past the lady sunbathing in right field into the muggy July night.

Butterworth is located at 273 Grant Street in Framingham.

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