Crosley Field

Before there were any ballgames at the corner of Michigan & Trumbull, baseball was being played at Western & Findlay. Other than site marker, and some seats in front of one of the buildings that now occupy the site, there is no part of the structure that was Crosley Field to be found.

 

The postcard image below pictures Crosley within the confines of her neighborhood. For those not familiar with the area, Western Avenue is the road traveling on a diagonal behind the outfield fence, and Findlay Street is the road going down the right hand side of the postcard.

 

Professional baseball was first played at night under Crosley Field's lights. Another aspect of the playing field depicted above are the extension of the foul lines behind home plate which are then connected to the coach's boxes.

 

It is a beautiful day at the ballpark in Bill Purdam's lithograph "Crosley Field Revisited" As is so familiar to all who remember Crosley, the columns supporting the upper deck could obstruct some of your view of the playing field. In this case- 2nd base.

 

A Crosley Field ticket booth stands ready to again serve any customers that may need a pair of tickets to a ballgame. Though it is being immaculately maintained, there is no game today.

 

The marker detailing the ticket booth pictured above.

 

Crosley Field's gravestone marker. Reading the marker, apparently there was no western boundary to Crosley Field. (Western Avenue was the eastern boundary, seemingly the start of an Abbott & Costello routine).

Blue Ash, Ohio

Much as the phoenix rises from the ashes, Crosley Field has been resurrected in Blush Ash, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. Rebuilt to the last playing field dimensions, it is not difficult to let one's mind wonder and complete the picture with the grandstands.

 

Hugging the wall at the 366' marker in right.

 

The perspective from foul territory shows the many angles in the outfield wall, as well as the rise of the playing field toward the fence, a distinctive feature of the the original ballpark.


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