We dip into the vaults once again to bring you the story of another memorable ballpark: Crosley Field, the longtime home of the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati is often called the "cradle of baseball." When baseball fans think about Cincinnati, they think about firsts. The first professional baseball team. Charter members of the National League and the American Association. The first night game. The first pitch of the season. For six decades this city of baseball firsts played its games at the "old boomerang at Findlay and Western," Crosley Field. The park was a green oasis amidst the smokestacks and warehouses of Cincinnati’s west end. Crosley was intimate and unpretentious, and its many stories and unique characteristics gave the average fan a lot of baseball to experience. We look back at this classic venue.
We dip into the vaults once again to bring you the story of another memorable ballpark: Crosley Field, the longtime home of the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati is often called the "cradle of baseball." When baseball fans think about Cincinnati, they think about firsts. The first professional baseball team. Charter members of the National League and the American Association. The first night game. The first pitch of the season. For six decades this city of baseball firsts played its games at the "old boomerang at Findlay and Western," Crosley Field. The park was a green oasis amidst the smokestacks and warehouses of Cincinnati’s west end. Crosley was intimate and unpretentious, and its many stories and unique characteristics gave the average fan a lot of baseball to experience. We look back at this classic venue.
ARTICLE INDEX
Page 1: Powel Crosley Jr. and the modernization of baseball.
Page 2: The Terrace and Harry Thobe.
Page 3: The first night game in MLB history.
Page 4: Reds career highlights, the final days of the ballpark.
Page 5: Dimensions, attendance, trivia.