I was born in Dayton in 48 and saw many greats at old Crosley Field. Spahn, Kofax, Robinson but the greatest part of a mediocre but greatly loved team was listening to Waite Hoyte spin yarns during rain delays.
Very nice. I like to fantasize that the necessary practical and economic move to Riverfront Stadium wasn't pending in 1970 and The '75 Series with the Red Sox could have been played at Crosley and Fenway. Man, that would have been a baseball historian's nirvana.
Thanks so much for posting this; lots of great memories of Crosley and the Reds of my youth. Saw so many players I remembered; Wally Post, Gus Bell, Ted Kluszewski, Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson and many others. I was 19 when they moved to Riverfront, and being 19 and stupid I said good riddance to Crosley. Now, of course, I miss it.
First started following MLB in 1969. My first recollection of hearing about Crosley Field was Lee May hitting a home run onto the freeway off the Dodgers' Fred Norman in 1970, just before the park closed in June ⚾
I'm a long time Reds fan, but I never got to see a game at Crosley Field. I missed out on that. There was a great deal of history there. The 1919 World Series scandal, Johnny Vandermeer, Pete Rose, 1940 World Series, Various All Star Games, and I believe that Babe Ruth played one of his very last games there.
Riverfront was home to some great baseball teams. But gosh those 70s artificial turfs were awful. You don't realize just how bad they looked until you see either the old fields or the newer ones in ballparks made for just baseball.
Before they tore down half of Cincinnati. Just think how vibrant and cool that part of town would be with the ball park and all the buildings. It would have been 3 times the size of over the Rhine. Cincinnati city planners are terrible, always have been.
minor threat I believe that this is close to the area where the soccer stadium is being built. I was in the west end last year and even though it is somewhat blighted it looks worlds better than most neighborhoods in St. Louis , Louisville or Indianapolis.
@@cumulus1234 No crosley field was on the corner of Dalton and York. The soccer stadium is being built on the high schools field around wade st. and central. My point was the west end is complete different. Most of the buildings and streets are gone, It use to stretch from downtown to the tracks past Dalton, from the river to brighten approach. You can see some pictures on pinterest.
@@cumulus1234 There are a few pictures of west 8th street and it was all buildings like Over the Rhine all the way from downtown to lower price hill. The highways and interchanges completely destroyed a great neighborhood.
Minor Threat I agree with what you are saying for the most part, but when the interstate highway system was built it eliminated neighborhoods in every city. Larger cities were torn up and partially destroyed more than Cincinnati.
Interstates all,over the country were located, as in Cincinnati, to destroy inner city (ie., Black) neighborhoods. Then red-lining left those residents nowhere to go. No wonder Blacks still suffer economically. Can’t build generational wealth when your investments are repeatedly destroyed. Can’t pull yourself up by your bootstraps when they keep breaking. Crosley Field was just collateral damage in the process.
I love the big old clocks the old stadiums used to have.
I was born in Dayton in 48 and saw many greats at old Crosley Field. Spahn, Kofax, Robinson but the greatest part of a mediocre but greatly loved team was listening to Waite Hoyte spin yarns during rain delays.
Very nice. I like to fantasize that the necessary practical and economic move to Riverfront Stadium wasn't pending in 1970 and The '75 Series with the Red Sox could have been played at Crosley and Fenway. Man, that would have been a baseball historian's nirvana.
Beautiful marrying of the Sinatra song to photos of old Crosley Field. Good job, Scott.
Thanks so much for posting this; lots of great memories of Crosley and the Reds of my youth. Saw so many players I remembered; Wally Post, Gus Bell, Ted Kluszewski, Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson and many others. I was 19 when they moved to Riverfront, and being 19 and stupid I said good riddance to Crosley. Now, of course, I miss it.
First started following MLB in 1969. My first recollection of hearing about Crosley Field was Lee May hitting a home run onto the freeway off the Dodgers' Fred Norman in 1970, just before the park closed in June ⚾
Nice..and, where have you gone, Connie Mack Stadium?
Very well done video. Appropriate soundtrack. I would have appreciated the images lasting a bit longer. Thank you for sharing!
At 2:44 that player seated is Current manager David Bell grandfather, Gus Bell.
Just imagine if there was a Remodeled Crosley Field.
2:47 This is the final pitch thrown @ Crosley Field. It's briefly shown in the movie: "Rain Man."
has anyone tried to put something more permanent where Crosley's home plate used to be? it's painted on the spot....
They are about to dedicate a mural on the side of a building that is on that property.
Scott and Tammy Hannig better than nothing, I guess....
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I'm a long time Reds fan, but I never got to see a game at Crosley Field. I missed out on that. There was a great deal of history there. The 1919 World Series scandal, Johnny Vandermeer, Pete Rose, 1940 World Series, Various All Star Games, and I believe that Babe Ruth played one of his very last games there.
Riverfront was home to some great baseball teams. But gosh those 70s artificial turfs were awful. You don't realize just how bad they looked until you see either the old fields or the newer ones in ballparks made for just baseball.
After a few days of rain, the infield cut-out often looked like a huge carpet spill 😖
What was the seating capacity?
Google says 29,488 when it closed.
Nice photos but they change waaaay too fast.
I know, there were so many great pictures to show.
Exactly!
Frank Sinatra and the Reds just don't go together, great pictures though !
Too quick on the photo cuts. Not long enough to enjoy them.
Try slowing down your playback speed.
Before they tore down half of Cincinnati. Just think how vibrant and cool that part of town would be with the ball park and all the buildings. It would have been 3 times the size of over the Rhine. Cincinnati city planners are terrible, always have been.
minor threat I believe that this is close to the area where the soccer stadium is being built. I was in the west end last year and even though it is somewhat blighted it looks worlds better than most neighborhoods in St. Louis , Louisville or Indianapolis.
@@cumulus1234 No crosley field was on the corner of Dalton and York. The soccer stadium is being built on the high schools field around wade st. and central.
My point was the west end is complete different. Most of the buildings and streets are gone, It use to stretch from downtown to the tracks past Dalton, from the river to brighten approach. You can see some pictures on pinterest.
@@cumulus1234 There are a few pictures of west 8th street and it was all buildings like Over the Rhine all the way from downtown to lower price hill.
The highways and interchanges completely destroyed a great neighborhood.
Minor Threat I agree with what you are saying for the most part, but when the interstate highway system was built it eliminated neighborhoods in every city. Larger cities were torn up and partially destroyed more than Cincinnati.
Interstates all,over the country were located, as in Cincinnati, to destroy inner city (ie., Black) neighborhoods. Then red-lining left those residents nowhere to go. No wonder Blacks still suffer economically. Can’t build generational wealth when your investments are repeatedly destroyed. Can’t pull yourself up by your bootstraps when they keep breaking. Crosley Field was just collateral damage in the process.
Riverfront was a terrible stadium couldn’t they just remodeled it like Wrigley or Fenway