Category Archive: Essays.Crosley-Field

Introduction: Cincinnati’s Crosley Field: A Gem in the Queen City

April 11, 1912, marked a new era in the history of the Cincinnati…

Crosley Field and the 1937 Flood in the Queen City

In the 1936-37 offseason, The Sporting News carried a series…

Crosley Field: The Laundry

Beyond the outfield walls at Crosley Field, across Western Avenue…

Jim Brosnan’s The Long Season

In Mark Armour’s SABR biography of Jim Brosnan he observes…

Tigers and Crescents and Clowns, Oh My! Negro League Baseball at Crosley Field

“My favorite experience of ’em all – and I’ve seen baseball…

Evolving Home Run Distances at Crosley Field

On the eve of the opening game of the 1919 season in Cincinnati,…

Crosley Field: The Left Field Terrace

Babe Ruth famously stumbled on it. Outfielders regularly cursed…

Crosley Field: Goat Run

In 1946, Warren Giles, then the president of the Reds, added…

Johnny Edwards: Memories of Crosley Field

Johnny Edwards debuted with the Reds in late June 1961 and took…

Art Shamsky: My Reflections on Crosley Field

Signed by the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 17 in 1959, Art Shamsky…