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 […]
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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 […]
Olympic Stadium / Montreal Expos
We dig into the archives for a look back at Olympic Stadium when it hosted the Montreal Expos. Year Built: 1976 Capacity: 46,500 Dimensions: 325L, 404C, 325R Ticket Prices: VIP, $40; box seats, $30; terrace, $20; general admission, $15; bleachers, $10 (all prices CDN) Parking: There are several public parking lots within a block of […]
Metropolitan Stadium / Minnesota Twins / 1961-1981 / 3
A look at Metropolitan Stadium, former home of the Minnesota Twins. This page: stats, attendance. METROPOLITAN STADIUM STATS Dimensions Year LF LC C RC RF 1961 329 402 412 402 329 1962 330 402 412 402 330 1965 344 435 430 435 330 1968 346 430 425 430 330 […]
Metropolitan Stadium / Minnesota Twins / 1961-1981
Metropolitan Stadium became a major-league ballpark on April 21, 1961, when 24,606 fans showed up for the Twins’ home opener. It took some time for Metropolitan Stadium to make the 40,000-seat level promised to Calvin Griffith when he moved the Senators — 1964, to be exact — but at the beginning the Met was regarded […]
Ballpark Visit: Target Field / Minnesota Twins
It is the most modern ballpark built in Major League Baseball in decades, a daring 180-degree turn from the retro brick-and-steel look that’s dominated ballpark design for 20 years. Target Field, slated to open this season as the home of the Minnesota Twins, is unlike any other Major League Ballpark on many levels. Retro – […]
Progressive Field / Cleveland Indians
Address: 2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland, 44115. Cost: $173 million, although there were later costs combined with the Quicken Loans Arena construction. Architect: Populous. Owner: Gateway Economic Development Corp. Capacity: 45,109 (includes 500 SROs and 400 on the party deck). Dimensions: 325L, 370LC, 400C, 375RC, 325R. LF wall height: 19 feet; CF/RF wall height: 9 feet. […]
Yankee Stadium (old) / New York Yankees
If you seek the ultimate sense of baseball history and enjoy being around passionate and remarkably knowledgeable fans, it can be no surprise that Yankee Stadium will top your list. If your expectations include the most-modern conveniences and a pampered existence that go beyond the essence of the game itself, then it’s time for an […]
Shea Stadium / New York Mets
By any measure, Shea Stadium is the ultimate testament to 1960s stadium architecture. Its unyielding symmetry elevates form over function. The outside view of Shea Stadium is very attractive with a circular layout and an open center field: it does look better from a distance as an abstract sculpture, as anyone who has flown in […]
Petco Park / San Diego Padres / Page 2
Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres.Virtually every seat in Petco Park is a winner, but some locations are especially desirable. The choices are a bit dizzying with no less than 16 categories at 11 price points. If you can find them available and are willing to pay, the top-shelf Terrace Infield seats are […]