WDET: Effort under way to save Hamtramck Stadium with help from Jack White
From WDET on March 4, 2019, with mention of SABR member Gary Gillette:
Hamtramck Stadium is one of the few remaining Negro League ballparks in America.
There’s now an effort underway to restore the playing field in advance of a planned restoration of its historic grandstand next year.
The Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium are launching a crowdfunding campaign to help restore the ballpark and they have the help of some big names. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation will match the funds they raise. And Detroit rocker Jack White has pledged $10,000 of his own money to help kick off the effort.
Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown is the daughter of legendary Negro Leaguer and Hall of Fame Outfielder Turkey Stearnes, who played for the Detroit Stars.
Gary Gillette is a Detroit-based baseball historian and the president and founder of Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium.
Listen to the full interview here: https://wdet.org/posts/2019/03/04/87917-effort-underway-to-save-hamtramck-stadium-with-help-from-jack-white/
Originally published: March 4, 2019. Last Updated: March 4, 2019.