The Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Wilmington Blue Rocks swept the 2014 Carolina League year-end awards, with the Pelicans winning three and the Blue Rocks receiving the Matt Minker Community Service Award. (more…)
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Williamsport Crosscutters sold
We have another franchise sale to report: Peter Freund, a minority owner of the New York Yankees and co-owner of the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League), is leading a group of investors to purchase the Williamsport Crosscutters (short season A; NY-Penn League). (more…)
Personnel news in Frederick, Akron, Colorado Springs, Reading, CPL
We have personnel news to pass along from the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League), Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League), Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) and the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League. (more…)
Power to overhaul Appalachian Power Park field
Another ballpark improvement to pass along: the West Virginia Power (Low Class A; Sally League) and the City of Charleston announced the playing surface at Appalachian Power Park will be renovated for the 2015 season. (more…)
Eugene, Cubs announce new player development contract
The official announcement: the Eugene Emeralds (short season A; Northwest League) and the Chicago Cubs announced a new two-year player development contract (PDC), through the 2016 season. (more…)
Lawrence-Dumont Stadium / Wichita Wingnuts
You will take a step back in baseball history when you visit Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, located on the southwest edge of downtown Wichita. Home to the American Association’s Wichita Wingnuts and the National Baseball Congress (NBC), the 1934-built ballpark features a treasure trove of baseball history. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1934 Capacity: 6,400 (3,000 chairback seats, […]
Crosley Field / Cincinnati Reds / 5
A look back at Crosley Field, the former home of the Cincinnati Reds. Page 5: Dimensions, stats, trivia and more. DIMENSIONS Year LF LC C RC RF 1912 360 380 420 383 360 1921 320 380 420 383 384 1926 352 380 417 383 400 1927 339 380 395 383 383 1930 339 380 […]
Crosley Field / Cincinnati Reds / 4
A look back at Crosley Field, the former home of the Cincinnati Reds. Page 4: Reds career highlights, the final days of the ballpark.The Reds won back-to-back pennants in ’39 and ’40. The first year the Yankees swept the Reds, the final game featuring a tenth inning collision at the plate that knocked Reds catcher […]
Crosley Field / Cincinnati Reds / 3
A look back at Crosley Field, the former home of the Cincinnati Reds. Page 3: The first night game in MLB history.Major upgrades were undertaken at Crosley prior to the 1957 season. The red brick façade was painted white, new lights were installed and the largest scoreboard of its day replaced the old one in […]
Crosley Field / Cincinnati Reds / 2
A look back at Crosley Field, the former home of the Cincinnati Reds. Page 2: The Terrace and Harry Thobe.The park that was once rented out for dance and film (in 1920 the Cincinnati Enquirer called it “immoral dancing” with “vulgar conduct between boys and girls in unlit parts of the grandstand” had some of […]
Crosley Field / Cincinnati Reds
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 […]
In memoriam: Butch Fisher
When Butch Fisher passed away Wednesday in St. Paul after a battle with cancer at age 69, he left behind a legacy of 37 sterling years working in baseball as an umpire and a supervisor. Among his prize pupils were two local kids who worked their way to the major leagues — Tim Tschida and […]