Posts Tagged ‘Cleveland Buckeyes’
Erie’s Ainsworth Field – Baseball Archaeology In A Minor League Time Capsule
Ainsworth Field is located at the intersection of Washington Place and West 24th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania. The ballpark was constructed in 1923 and given the direct and to the point name, “Athletic Field.” In 1947 the ballpark was rechristened Ainsworth Athletic Field. According to the dedication plaque, the ballpark was named in honor of J.C.…
Read MoreCleveland’s League Park Reborn – If You Renovate It They Will Come
There is good news in Cleveland. The former site of League Park – once home to the National League Cleveland Spiders, the American League Indians, the National Football League Cleveland Rams, and the Negro American League Cleveland Buckeyes – has been preserved and the historical portions of the ballpark that remain have been restored or renovated. League…
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