Posts Tagged ‘International League’
Montreal Stadium – Delorimier Downs
Montreal Stadium was located at the intersection of Rue Ontario and Avenue De Lorimier in Montreal. Constructed in 1928, the concrete and steel stadium was home to the International League Montreal Royals. The stadium also was known as Delorimier Stadium or Delorimier Downs because of its location on the avenue named in honor of French Canadian…
Read MoreLonaconing’s Own Lefty Grove
Robert Moses “Lefty” Grove was one of the greatest left-handed pitchers of all time. He spent his 17 year major league career with the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, compiling a record of 300-141 with an ERA of 3.06. Prior to his major league debut, he pitched for several seasons for the Baltimore Orioles…
Read MoreBaltimore’s First American League Park – Original Home of the Future New York Yankees
The southwest corner of East 29th Street and Greenmount Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, is the site of two former major league baseball fields. From 1890-1891, the site held Oriole Park (II) (the second Oriole Park according to Phillip Lowry and his excellent book Green Cathedrals) and was home to the American Association Baltimore Orioles. A…
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