Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Mathews’
Honolulu Stadium – Hawaii’s Sheltered Harbor Of Professional Baseball
Honolulu Stadium was located at the southwest corner of King Street and Isenberg Street in Honolulu, Hawaii. The ballpark was constructed in 1925 by local businessman J. Ashman Beaven, who served as general manager of the stadium from 1925 until 1939. Honolulu Stadium was caddy-corner to Moiliili Field, which was located at the northeast corner…
Read MoreAtlanta’s Other Lost Ballpark – Ponce De Leon Park
Long before Turner Field, before Fulton County Stadium, there was a wonderful minor league ballpark in Atlanta known as Ponce De Leon Park. Ponce De Leon was the home to the Atlanta Crackers and Atlanta Black Crackers. The Atlanta Crackers played in the Southern Association from 1901 until 1965, and played at Ponce De Leon in…
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