I was at Citizens Bank Park over the weekend and, for what it's worth, the 2006 Phillies program, issue 2, lists the seating capacity at 43,647. The outfield...
Kevin: Thanks for the CBP data. In addition to your list, there is a 334 marker near the left field corner, no more than 10 feet from the foul line. Also,...
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I have been researching ballparks in and near Brooklyn, and found a couple of items which I believe had been lost to history. Somebody please stop me if this...
David, This is fascinating new information. Thank you very much for sharing it. I am very interested in getting this exactly right for the upcoming edition of...
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May 27, 2006 5:16 pm
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... . . . ... Ron Selter and I were in the header (cc:) two weeks ago when Retrosheet accepted the new ballpark --called "Ridgewood I" for short, used in the ...
Hi, I have an article from the Oct 6,1963 Ridgewood Times, which has info on the Wallace Grounds and a 1907 version of Meyerrose Park. To answer Phil's...
Kevin, Thanks very much. I understand you want me to add Hancock Str to Wallace Grounds. What about Wyckoff and Covert (now called Norman? Any idea on the...
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May 27, 2006 8:46 pm
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I don't believe Hancock was any edge of Wallace's grounds. The Sanborn map of Queens from 1903 clearly shows the park grounds going east from Irving and Halsey...
Phil, I do not know the field orientation. I'm not sure about what is being called Ridgewood Park I, because Myrtle Ave is a few blocks from where Wallace's...
That's great to know. I have always wondered why Ridgewood Park seemed to have so many addresses. Fortunately this one seems to have settled in the second...
Phil & David, Sorry it took so long to get back in this discussion. Last night, we attended the Reading Phillies game, which went 11 innings and then we stayed...
Kevin: I'd love any pictures you might have, please! Although the chain of evidence is longish, I am now quite certain of the Long Island Grounds location. For...
... Ok, this got me panicking. Was there *yet another* Ridgewood Park I had missed? Here's a quick summary of my research starting at that date and moving...
The Reading (Pa.) Eagle reported today that the Phillies AAA team will move from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to Allentown in 2008. A new ballpark will open that...
I had not even heard of this ground until folks on the 19th century list pointed me to Long Before the Dodgers, by James Terry. This book described the ...
So far, the evidence for three identical sites is shaky. David Dyte wrote: . . . ... I'm sure that your first stop should be Tom Gilbert. Thomas Gilbert ...
... I agree completely. The only thing I'm certain of is that the Satellite Baseball Grounds were at Broadway and Rutledge. Thanks for the name. I'll go and...
Let me try again. At university we'd call this "revise and resubmit." ... Hmm. Shakier by the minute. The Brooklyn Eagle of March 30, 1896, has a more exact...
For those Ballpark List members attending the national convention in Seattle, there are three ballpark oriented oral research presentations scheduled for the...
I will not be attending the Convention; but would like to get a copy of any handout related to the Ebbets Field presentation; IMHO, the most missed of the ...
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Jun 26, 2006 8:23 pm
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... If not the most missed, certainly the most misused nowadays to sell a proposal to a city. Here's the Mets' new stadium design: ...
David: Thanks for a look at the proposed Mets' ballpark. Yes, the entrance behind HP looks familiar. As does the overall design - another HOK offering in...
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Jun 26, 2006 11:54 pm
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... They seem to have imitated the acute angle of Sullivan and McKeever from Ebbets Field, despite the fact that the Mets have no such space consideration....
David: You're right about much ballpark seating facing the foul lines rather than focused on second base. But the straight profile of the stands does not...
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Jun 27, 2006 12:31 am
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... An excellent question. The Mets video tour claims that all seats face the infield, but we'll see. Is there anyone on the list from HOK, perhaps? - David...
Can anyone on the list possibly weigh in on this? Thanks, Maury Eric Angyal <EAngyal@...> wrote: Subject: Cleveland Forest Citys Ballpark 1871-1872 (and...
I can mention that from my own experience with Brooklyn and Queens, the absence of a ballpark on a map does not mean it wasn't there. Likewise, the presence of...
Can anyone tell me when the stands and bleachers at Manhattan Field were demolished? I know they were used for college football games, and other events into ...
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