Cleveland’s League Park Reborn – If You Renovate It They Will Come

The renovation of main ticket booth of the League Park

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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Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Greenville And Stays

Joesph Jefferson Wofford “Shoeless Joe” Jackson was born in 1887 in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville. He began his professional baseball career in 1908, playing first for the Greensville Spinners and then for the Philadelphia Athletics later that season. In addition to the Athletics, Shoeless Joe also played for the Cleveland Indians…

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Shoeless Joe Jackson Comes To Savannah

Shoeless Joe Jackson was born in South Carolina in 1887. He began his professional baseball career in 1908, playing first for the Greenville Spinners and then for the Philadelphia Athletics later that season. In 1909 Shoeless Joe started the year with the Savannah Indians, before once again being called up by the Athletics. After being…

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Comiskey Park The First

Comiskey Park, located on Chicago’s South Side, was home to the Chicago White Sox for 80 years from 1910 to 1990. The White Sox’s ballpark predated famed Wrigley Field (Weeghman Field) by four years. The Cubs did not begin play at Wrigley until 1916. The picture below shows the single-deck seating along first base. An upper deck was…

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