Historic Hamtramck Stadium, one of the five remaining Negro Leagues ballparks, was celebrated with a rededication after a $2.6 million restoration of the grandstand and playing field. (more…)
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Hamtramck Stadium renovations moves forward
The Hamtramck Stadium renovation effort is moving forward after more than a million dollars was donated by the Kresge Foundation and the Wayne County Commission. (more…)
Ballparks That Live On: Former Negro Leagues ballparks
One casualty of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been a baseball-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Negro National League. There are six existing ballparks that formerly hosted Negro Leagues major-league action; here they are. (more…)
Federal grant to aid Hamtramck Stadium restoration
Wayne County (MI) has been awarded $490,729 by the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund for restoration of Hamtramck Stadium, one of the few remaining Negro Leagues ballparks. (more…)