Forbes Field in Pittsburgh was a little soggy before Game 7 of the 1925 World Series between the #Pirates and Senators so, with a capacity crowd on hand, they doused the infield with gasoline and set that shit on fire.
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Photo history, everything MLB ballparks, past and present. Listed as Top Follow by: @TheAthletic, @SINow, @sportingnews & @MensHealthMag. Not aff. w/@MLB. SABR
- The Oakland Coliseum was a proper ballpark once. #Athletics
- Pre-construction rendering for Globe Life Field. Globe Life Field. #Rangers
- There’s a bar behind the centerfield wall at Fenway Park named the Bleacher Bar. From there you can look out on the field through the centerfield wall and watch the game. Inside said bar is a men’s restroom from which you can also watch the game while using the urinal. The
- This is a stretch, but technically (part of) Petco Park is older than Fenway. The Western Metal Supply building was built in 1909. #Padres
- There are two MLB ballparks in this 1940s photo, can you name them?
- Home plate marker for Griffith Stadium, home of the Washington Senators from 1911 to 1960, (Senators II, 1961) lies in a hallway inside Howard University Hospital. Mickey Mantle hit (arguably) the longest home run in baseball history from this spot on April 17, 1953.
- A current look at Tropicana Field. Rays Image credit: Taj Bradley IG h/t: @RaysTheRoofTB
- Veterans Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, The Spectrum, Wells Fargo Center, and Lincoln Financial Field, for a short period of time, all stood together. h/t @HunterSleppy
