Posts Tagged ‘Ty Cobb’
Hamtramck Stadium – Detroit’s Diamond in the Rough
Hamtramck Stadium is located at 3201 Dan Street in Hamtramck, Michigan, one block east of Joseph Campau Avenue. The ballpark was constructed by John Roseink in 1930 on land owned by the Detroit Lumber Company. Roesink was owner of the Detroit Stars, a member of the National Negro League. Hamtramck Stadium also was known as Roesink Stadium.…
Read MoreWelcome to Royston, Home of Baseball’s Immortal Ty Cobb
Born in 1886 in Narrows, Georgia, Tyrus Raymond “Ty” Cobb moved with his family at an early age to Royston, Georgia. The sign located east of the town on Highway 8 is a vinyl reproduction of a painted plywood sign erected by the Royston Chamber of Commerce when Cobb was still alive. At one point there were…
Read MoreHilltop Park And the Church of Baseball
Perched on a hill overlooking the Hudson River at the southwest corner of Broadway and 168th Street in Washington Heights was Hilltop Park, the original home ball field of the New York Yankees (known then as the Highlanders). The third base grandstand, which once ran parallel to Fort Washington Avenue, is shown in the picture…
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