Hi eveyone,

I think everyone got a message from John at SABR HQ about our trial
subscription to the digital Sanborn Map collection. It's a wonderful
resource that's only available to us for a short time.

I immediately started hunting away, looking for info on wooden
ballparks of the Major Leagues. I was able to find a whole bunch of
stuff. Here's what I found. If anyone wants any of these, I can email
them to you. They are in pdf format, taken from microfilm, so they are
black and white. They are a reasonable resolution.


Baltimore
1901 Partial. Park runs off map with no corresponding other half.
Boston
South End Grounds
1887
1897
1914
Huntington
1895 (pre ballpark) just shows amusement ride "the Chutes"
Brooklyn
Washington Park
1906
Chicago
SouthSide Park
1911 (after outer pavillions were taken down. Turned into American
Giants of Negro Leagues fame park)
West Side Grounds
1905
Cincinnati
League Park
1891
Cleveland
League Park
1896
1913
Milwaukeee
Lloyd Street Grounds
1894 (plot of land, no ballpark)
New York
Hilltop Park
1909
Polo Grounds
1893
1909
Philadelphia
Baker Bowl
1921
Pittsburgh
Exposition
1906
St. Louis
Sportsman's Park
1909
Robison Field
1909
Washington D.C.
American League Park
Plot of land, no ballpark