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Re: [SABRballparks] Re: Shibe Park Mystery

Kevin, do you mean right field roof or right field wall? I have that the right field wall was raised in December 1934 from 12 to 34 feet by adding a 22-foot high corrugated iron wall above the 12-foot high concrete wall built in 1909.


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The listed dimensions (in Green Cathedrals 1992 Edition) for Shibe Park (PHL AL) in the 1920s are as follows: LF 378 (1909), 380 (1921), 334 (1922), 312...
rselter
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Dec 18, 2005
7:08 pm

Regarding the listed 380 ft. RF distance (1921); very unlikely as noted by Ron Selter. Could have been an error in proofreading both editions of Green ...
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Dec 30, 2005
3:47 pm

I have looked at some of my books and found nothing that would indicate the right field wall was moved back to 380 ft. in 1921. I also did a quick check of the...
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Dec 30, 2005
6:16 pm

Jerome, I would like to correct any and all errors in Green Cathedrals. My guess is that the 380 feet measurement for RF at Shibe Park was listed as a foul...
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Jan 2, 2006
7:37 pm

Kevin, do you mean right field roof or right field wall? I have that the right field wall was raised in December 1934 from 12 to 34 feet by adding a 22-foot...
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