Crosley Field / Redland Field

[driver62]

Here are a few then and now photos of Crosley.twofromclifton.jpg

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The first photo shows an overall view of then and now.

The second photo is looking from the scoreboard down the left field wall.

The third photo shows the terrace in left field. It's the hill going away from you, not the left to right one.

[2Chance]

Good pics! Thanks for sharing!

[Jason R. Maier]

Wow, cool pics

[icee82]

There are a bunch of great Crosley Field photos at www.crosley-field.com.

[driver62]

There are a bunch of great Crosley Field photos at www.crosley-field.com.

I know. That's where I got these photos from.

[Crosley Fielder]

If you walk around the businesses that occupy the Crosley site you are, probably, walking four or five feet above the old field. I think Crosley sat atop an old brick yard that was below street level. The top of LF-CF terrace was level with the sidewalk beyond the wall. They must have brought in many tons of fill to raise the area.

[driver62]

If you walk around the businesses that occupy the Crosley site you are, probably, walking four or five feet above the old field. I think Crosley sat atop an old brick yard that was below street level. The top of LF-CF terrace was level with the sidewalk beyond the wall. They must have brought in many tons of fill to raise the area.

I don't know if they used much fill or not. The left field terrace is still there, although paved over with asphalt now.
(see photo at top of page)
I need to get down there and check out the area.

[icee82]

I have actually been to the Crosley Field location. I travel from NC every year to Cincinnati to see the Reds play at GABP. I am sure that there is probably some fill dirt in that location because I read somewhere that the original field was below stree level. I never went to a game there so I am really unsure about that.

[Astros]

In June, 1967 Jimmy Wynn hit a home run that cleared the fence at Crosley Field and bounced onto the highway behind the park. Does anyone remember this shot? It was supposedly the longest home run ever hit at Crosley Field. I was wondering if there was ever any story as to who may have gotten the ball (if any passers-by even noticed).

[POLO GROUNDS 1957]

In June, 1967 Jimmy Wynn hit a home run that cleared the fence at Crosley Field and bounced onto the highway behind the park. Does anyone remember this shot? It was supposedly the longest home run ever hit at Crosley Field. I was wondering if there was ever any story as to who may have gotten the ball (if any passers-by even noticed).

Video of that homerun was put out on a video by either the reds or houston around 20 years ago.

[icee82]

It is really amazing that there are so few photos available of Crosley Field. You would think that a lot of people from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky would have bunches of pics from that park.

[Crosley Fielder]

Like a lot of history I'm sure there are thousands of pics of Crosley Field in old albums and shoe boxes. I regret I didn't take more pictures of it while it was standing. Seems to me I must have taken heed of those warnings that you weren't supposed to take a camera to the ball park. I should have. ha

[driver62]

Like a lot of history I'm sure there are thousands of pics of Crosley Field in old albums and shoe boxes. I regret I didn't take more pictures of it while it was standing. Seems to me I must have taken heed of those warnings that you weren't supposed to take a camera to the ball park. I should have. ha

I agree that there are probably many photos of Crosley laying around and forgotten. The sad thing is, about the only people who try to keep the old ballparks alive through sites like this, are ones who actually use to see games there. To younger people, it didn't exist in their lifetime so it means nothing.
If you would walk into every building in the industrial park that now sits where Crosley was, I'll bet not even 1 out of 10 people who work there even know there was once a ballpark there.
It's sad but that's the way is is. I guess it's called progress.

[TJH1923]

I was looking for Yankee photos and came across this photo from 1939 Ws on Corbis.

[icee82]

That particular picture was taken in the top of the second inning in Game 1 of the 1940 World Series. Hank Greenberg singled off Red’s starting pitcher Paul Derringer and Rudy York followed with another single. Bruce Campbell followed with a sacrifice. In this photo, Pinky Higgins has just laced a two run single as Greenberg and York are scoring. The Reds’ pitcher is Paul Derringer. The Reds’ third baseman is Billy Werber and the shortstop is Billy Myers. The Reds’ left fielder is Jimmy Ripple. Derringer was knocked out of the game in this inning as the Tigers scored five runs on their way to a 7-2 victory. Bobo Newsom took the victory in Game 1 but his father died the following day as he had traveled from South Carolina to see his son pitch.

[driver62]

Here's a photo of Crosley Field before it was torn down in 1972. It was used as an impound lot by the city.

[driver62]

This is a photo of Crosley I've never seen before. Notice the fans sitting on the left field terrace. It's a World Series game although I don't know the year.

[icee82]

I would question whether the previous pic was of a World Series game. There are no buntings shown anywhere in the pic. It would have to be either 1939 or 1940 if it was a World Series game because the laundry in left field had been torn down by the 61 Fall Classic. The quality of the pic appears to be too good to be from that era. Also if you look at one of the pics from the 1940 World Series, the signs on the laundry are different so it is very doubtful if this is a World Series game.

[stlfan]

I would guess it is maybe Opening Day 1941. Notice that there seems to be a World Series flag in the upper right hand corner of the photo. Only the word "World" is visible with the Reds logo underneath.

[driver62]

I would guess it is maybe Opening Day 1941. Notice that there seems to be a World Series flag in the upper right hand corner of the photo. Only the word "World" is visible with the Reds logo underneath.

You could be right about opening day as there is no bunting anywhere. Too bad we can't see the scoreboard and find out who the opponent was.
I think that any ball hit into the crowd on the left field terrace was a ground rule double. If not, it would be a very short homerun as it was only 328 feet down the left field line.

[TJH1923]

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[driver62]

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I've seen this photo before. The dirt area outside the centerfield wall is Interstate 75 under construction.

[StanTheMan]

That last photo from TJH.....

It is incredible how the people at the ballpark that day all conspired to wear nothing but Black, White, or Gray shirts. The Reds then painted the grandstands, roof, facade, seats, aisles, etc. in the same shades.

It really makes the green of the field stand out nicely....

And that right field foul line must be about a foot wide!

[Williamsburg2599]

That last photo from TJH.....

It is incredible how the people at the ballpark that day all conspired to wear nothing but Black, White, or Gray shirts. The Reds then painted the grandstands, roof, facade, seats, aisles, etc. in the same shades.

It really makes the green of the field stand out nicely....

And that right field foul line must be about a foot wide!

I'm pretty sure that picture has been colorized, if that's what the is hinting . And the foul line seems to have dirt surrounding it. (making it easier to see if the chalk kicked up and where it landed, the PG also did this)