Crosley Field

CROSLEY FIELD

April 11, 1912 - June 24, 1970

Actual Size 10 ^3/8" x 9 ^1/4"

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Crosley Field Highlights

May 24, 1935 - Night baseball debuts when President Franklin Roosevelt flips a switch from the White House and illuminates Crosley Field.

June 11, 1938 - Johnny VanderMeer pitches the first of his two consecutive no-hitters.

October 8, 1940 - Paul Derringer wins the 7th game of the World Series. It was the only time the Reds ever won the World Series in their home park.

June 10, 1944 - 15 year old Joe Nuxhall makes his major league debut becoming the youngest player in the 20th century.

Crosley Field opened as Redland Field in 1912. It took just seven months to build during one of the coldest winters in Cincinnati's history. The old ballpark at Western and Findlay has been the home to many great teams and many great players such as Edd Roush, Ernie Lombardi, Ted Kluzsewski, Frank Robinson, and Pete Rose.

This scoreboard commemorates the final game, June 24, 1970, when back to back home runs by Johnny Bench and Lee May gave Crosley and the sold out crowd of 28,027 its final victory.

Warmly referred to as “The Old Ballpark” by long time Red's fans, this majestic field was a landmark for decades at the corner Western and Findlay . Flashback to the great players and teams that played here-remember the green seats and the smell of fresh popcorn? Crosley is full of fantastic baseball and Cincinnati memories created by the likes of Edd Roush, Ernie Lombardi, Ted Kluzsewski, Frank Robinson, and Johnny Bench. What other ballpark would have had Western Hills own Pete Rose debut in 19__?

With the rich history of this field baseball fans had a hard time telling us what game to highlight, fans eventually chose the final game for us to commemorate, June 24, 1970, when back to back home runs by Johnny Bench and Lee May gave Crosley and the sold out crowd of 28,027 its final victory.