REDLAND FIELD (1912-1933) ************************* Also Known as: Crosley Field (1934-1970) ************************* HOME OF THE: CINCINNATI REDS This home-made ball park has been created for use with Diamond Mind Baseball v8. The dimensions and image are to depict the stadium as it looked in 1924. You can also use this park in 1968 (Crosley Field). LFL L LFG C RFG R RFL *** *** *** *** *** *** *** DISTANCE: 360 378 392 420 390 374 359 HEIGHT: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 PARK FACTORS FOR 1924 ********************* LEFT HANDED BATTERS RIGHT HANDED BATTERS ******************* ******************** S D T HR S D T HR *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 106 106 108 20 108 106 108 20 PARK FACTORS FOR 1968 ********************* LEFT HANDED BATTERS RIGHT HANDED BATTERS ******************* ******************** S D T HR S D T HR *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 124 115 95 118 135 115 135 SURFACE: Natural Grass, with a grass-sloped warning track FOUL TERRITORY: Small The Reds used to play in League Park, or the Palace of the Fans, as it was sometimes called, until they moved into their new Park in 1912. This new park was initially called Redland Field, and the Park kept this name until 1934 when it became known as Crosley Field, after new owner Powel Crosley. The parks original outfield dimensions were a generous 360 feet from home plate down the foul lines and 420 feet to center field. The fences in left and center were 14 feet high, and there was a 9 foot screen in front of the right-field bleachers. In left field and to a lesser extent in left-center field, the ground sloped upward in a moderately sharp 4-foot incline starting 15 feet from the fence, so that although the left-field fence was only 14 feet high, the top of the fence was actually 18 feet above home plate. The incline was called a "terrace" and remained both a conversation piece and a cause for vituperation for the life of the ballpark. Visiting outfielders were especially bothered by having to run uphill in pursuit of fly balls, especially when backpedaling. Other memorable moments at this park, ... May 24, 1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt throws a switch in the White House that turns on the lights for the first night game in major league history - whereupon the Reds proceed to beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Paul Derringer. May 27th, 1937: New York Giants left-hander Carl Hubbell stops the Reds in a rare relief appearance and is credited with the victory, his twenty-fourth straight win over two seasons (still the record). June 11th, 1938: Cincinnati's Johnny Vander Meer pitches the first of this two consecutive no hitters, beating the Boston Braves, 3-0. October 8th, 1940: In the seventh and deciding game of the World Series, behind pitcher Paul Derringer, the Reds edge the Detroit Tigers, 2-1, to bring Cincinnati it first nontainted World Series championship. (In 1919, the Black Sox had conspired with gamblers to throw the series to the Reds). June 22, 1947: Cincinnati's Ewell Blackwell almost duplicates Johnny Vander Meer's feat of pitching two consecutive no-hitters. After no-hitting Boston on June 18, he goes eight and one third no-hit innings against the visiting Brooklyn Dodgers. With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Brooklyn second baseman Eddie Stanky singles. June 14th, 1965: Cincinnati's Jim Maloney pitches a no-hitter for 10 innings agaist the Mets, striking out 18 batters - but loses the game in the eleventh, 1-0, on a home run by Mets outfielder Johnny Lewis (who had previously struck out three times). The above comments are from the book: "Lost Ballparks - A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields," by Lawrence S. Ritter. ************************************** REDLAND FIELD IS FROM THE CREATORS OF: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Baseball's Analytical Search Engine +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tdmilne Ron Gudykunst - ronlg@aol.com Tom Milne - tdmilne@compuserve.com