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Negro League
Trivia - Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds bullpens were actually in fair grounds and in play in the left and right field gaps
Negro League
Trivia - Ruppert Stadium
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...
Negro League
Trivia - Parkside Park
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 ...
Negro League
Fire Destroys Oriole Park
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...
Negro League
5 Oriole Parks (before Camden Yards)
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
Negro League
Forbes Field - Steel & Concrete Innovator
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 ...
Negro League
Forbes Field - Pittsburgh's Sports Home
Forbes Field was Pittsburgh’s sports home from 1909 to 1970 – At one point or another home to the Pirates, Steelers, Pitt Panthers and Homestead Grays.
Teambrown is dedicated to preserving the hist...