THE TEAMBROWN BLOG

Oriole Park was home to the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League, the league that would sue MLB – leading to the exemption of Baseball from Antitrust Laws

May 25, 1935, at Forbes Field, Babe Ruth hit his final 3 home runs with the Boston Braves – The last HR cleared the right field stands making him the first player to ever do so (picture is after hi...

Victory Bond rallies during World War II were held at Hinchliffe Stadium featuring stars and celebrities such as Abbott and Costello (Lou Costello was born in Paterson) 

The Polo Grounds bullpens were actually in fair grounds and in play in the left and right field gaps 

In 1923 some wanted the new Yankee Stadium to be Ruth Stadium, Owner Jake Ruppert wanted Ruppert Stadium, they settled on “The House that Ruth Built” and Ruppert would rename the stadium in Paterso...

Phillip Lowry’s book Green Cathedrals told the story of Parkside Park - a woman named Miss Hattie Williams chopping wood from the grandstand with a hatchet to heat the washtub where she cooked hot ...

In 1944 the stadium would catch fire, and the city chose to rebuild Memorial Stadium for baseball rather than rebuild Oriole Stadium – so the name would be history until 1992 when the Orioles new s...

There were actually 5 Oriole Parks (not including the current Oriole Park at Camden Yards) – The stadium was made of wood and would often be hosed down after games

Most stadiums of the days were built from Wood, but Forbes Field would be the first to be built from Steel and Concrete – After many years and two fires, the stadium was demolished and the site is ...