SABR has a trial usage agreement with ProQuest until Dec. 1, 2005 for access to the on-line collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps.  The on-line Sanborn maps are arranged by state, city, date, and then Volume.  Within each Volume are up to 100 sheets of maps.

 

Here are the locations of several Ballpark maps:

 

Boston South End Grounds III:  Boston 1914, Vol. 2, Sheet 58

Philadelphia Baker Bowl:  Philadelphia 1921, Vol. 13 Sheet 1224

                   Shibe Park   Philadelphia 1921, Vol. 13 Sheet 1220 and 1221

 

St. Louis Robison Field:        St. Louis 1909, Vol. 7 Sheet 46

              Sportsman’s Park:  St. Louis 1909, Vol. 7 Sheet 68

 

Finding the correct map for any given ballparks (without the above map references) takes a good street map of the relevant city and a fair amount of trial and error.

 

Ron Selter