1. Famous Ballparks
Unusual Features

2. Landsdowne Street
The architecture of old ballparks was many times determined by the surrounding streets and neighborhoods. Guess the stadium by the name of an adjacent street.

3. Fenway Park

4. Fenway Park

5. Fenway Park
Building the Green Monster

6. Broad Street
The architecture of old ballparks was many times determined by the surrounding streets and neighborhoods. Guess the stadium by the name of an adjacent street.

7. Baker Bowl

8. Baker Bowl
60’ right field wall along Broad Street. Sign says “The Phillies Use Lifebuoy” and the fans would say “and they still stink!”

9. Bedford Avenue
The architecture of old ballparks was many times determined by the surrounding streets and neighborhoods. Guess the stadium by the name of an adjacent street.

10. Ebbets Field

11. Ebbets Field
Right field wall along Bedford Avenue. Notice convex shape and signage.

12. Ebbets Field
“Hit sign – win a suit”.

13. Some ballparks used facilities built for other sports

14. LA Coliseum

15. LA Coliseum

16. Some ballparks used facilities built for other sports

17. Polo Grounds

18. Polo Grounds

19. Polo Grounds – 1954 World Series
Joe Garagiola looking on when Mays made “The Catch” off of Vic Wertz

20. Some ballparks had problems with adjoining landowners
Some ballparks had problems with adjoining landowners. Notice unusual shape of centerfield wall.

21. Griffith Stadium
Notice the landowners who refused to sell their property (in centerfield area).

22. Griffith Stadium
Babe Ruth knocked himself out running into right field wall a few days before retiring from baseball

23. Guess the Ballpark
Guess these ballparks by their unique features or events

24. The Terrace
Crosley Field, Cincinnati OH

25. McCovey Cove

26. The Jury Box
Braves Field, Boston MA

27. The Pesky Pole
Fenway Park

28. Pennant Porch
Kansas City Memorial Stadium – Charles Finley mad at Yankees (1964)

29. Billy Goat Hill
Clark Field – University of Texas (from article Paul wrote for Texas Monthly

30. Monuments in the outfield (in play). Old Yankee Stadium

31. Crosley Field Flood January 1937

32. Crosley Field Flood January 1937

33. Comiskey Park picnic area in left field - 1982

34. Cathedral of Learning in background

36. Forbes Field, 1960 World Series – Pittsburgh PA

37. Forbes Field today – Pittsburgh PA (preserved center and right field wall)

38. First Night Baseball Game
Crosley Field 1935

39. First Televised Baseball Game
Ebbets Field 1939

40. Disco Demolition Night
Comiskey Park 1979