Legend:
Crosley Field was home to the Cincinnati Reds (Redlegs 1954-1959) from 1912-1970. This beautiful old modernized style stadium was originally called Redland Field (named after the team), but in 1934 when Powel Crosley Jr. bought the Reds team, the President thought the stadium should be named after the man (Crosley) who was thought of to have saved the franchise. The stadium was located in the heart of Cincy, with a capacity of 20696 beginning in 1912 then grew to end up with as many as 29488 seats in 1970 (the last season it was in use). The right field corner reached 360 feet, while center stretched to 420 feet and left field measured exactly the same as right. The stadium was built on a budget of $225,000, which was equivalent to $5 million today. Despite the architect, Harry Hake, building the field to be an original basically shaped park to account in favor of the pitcher, many considered it a hitter’s ballpark, after the years worth of great players sweeping through. During the 58 years that the Reds called Crosley Field (Redland Field) home, they made the playoffs 5 times capturing the NL pennant all 5 of those seasons, in which two of them the Reds took home the WS crown. Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson were just two of many stars that played in Crosley, while stars of the eventual “Big Red Machine” were developing in the minor leagues in the late 1960’s. Overall, Crosley Field has been home to many historical moments in baseball history, and too many great players, as it was one of the best crafted stadiums in the game until it was destroyed in 1972.
