Posts Tagged ‘Major League Baseball’
Fleming Stadium and the North Carolina Baseball Museum
It also houses the North Carolina Baseball Museum, located on the stadium ground past the third base grandstand. According to Chris Epting’s Roadside Baseball: The Locations of America’s Baseball Landmarks, Fleming Stadium was erected in 1938 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, with the stadium’s official dedication on June 29, 1939. When it opened, the…
Read MoreThe West Coast Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field was located at 425 East 42nd Place, in Los Angeles, California, on the northwest corner of East 42nd Place and S. Avalon Boulevard. William Wrigley, owner of the National League Chicago Cubs, became principle owner of the Pacific Coast League California Angels in 1921. Wrigley set about constructing a ballpark based upon the design…
Read MoreMiami Stadium – Later Bobby Maduro Stadium
Miami Stadium was located at 2301 Northwest 10th Avenue in Miami, Florida. Constructed in 1949, Miami Stadium hosted both Major League Spring Training and Minor League baseball games. In 1987, Miami Stadium was renamed Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium in honor of Miami resident Roberto “Bobby” Maduro. Mr. Maduro was the former owner of two professional baseball…
Read MoreFlamingo Field in Miami Beach, Florida
Flamingo Park Baseball Stadium is located at 15th St and North Michigan Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida. It is part of a larger recreation area also known as Flamingo Park. The main entrance to the Park is located south of the baseball stadium at 1200 Meridian Avenue. Flamingo Park includes tennis courts, a swimming pool,…
Read MoreBears And Mile High Stadium in Denver CO
Bears Stadium was located at 2755 West 17th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1947, the ballpark was the home of the Western Association Denver Bears beginning in 1948. From 1949 to 1951, the Bears were an affiliate of the Boston Braves, and from 1952 to 1954, they were an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In…
Read MoreBaseballs and Superbowls – Tampa’s Al Lopez Field
Al Lopez Field was located at the intersection of North Himes Avenue and West Woodlawn Avenue in Tampa, Florida. From 1955 to 1959 it was the Spring Training home of the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox relocated to Payne Park in Sarasota, Florida, in 1960. From 1960 until 1987 Al Lopez Field was the Spring Training…
Read MoreAn Expedition to Pittsburgh’s Exposition Park(s)
Long before PNC Park, Three Rivers Stadium, and Forbes Field, Pittsburgh’s professional baseball teams played at a place known as Exposition Park. In truth, there actually were three different incarnations of Exposition Park located along the banks of the Allegheny River. The third, and most well documented, being the last of the three. In the above photograph,…
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