Crosley Field

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Crosley Field was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, best known as the longtime home of the Cincinnati Reds from the early 20th century until 1970.

All labels observed (2)

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Crosley Field canonical 18
Crosley Field terrace 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball stadium ⓘ
defunct stadium ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
architecturalStyle asymmetrical urban ballpark design ⓘ
capacity about 26,000 (early years) ⓘ
approximately 30,000 ⓘ
over 30,000 (later years) ⓘ
closed 1970-06-24 ⓘ
commemoratedBy Crosley Field replica field in Blue Ash, Ohio ⓘ
constructionMaterial steel and concrete ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
demolished 1972 ⓘ
era classic early 20th-century urban ballpark ⓘ
finalMLBGameDate 1970-06-24 ⓘ
finalMLBGameHomeTeam Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
finalMLBGameOpponent San Francisco Giants ⓘ
finalMLBGameResult Reds 5, Giants 4 ⓘ
firstNightGameDate 1935-05-24 ⓘ
firstNightGameHomeTeam Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
firstNightGameOpponent Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ
firstNightGameResult Reds 2, Phillies 1 ⓘ
formerName Palace of the Fans site ⓘ
Redland Field ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfUse 1912–1970 ⓘ
homeLeague National League ⓘ
homeTeam Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
hostedEvent 1919 World Series games ⓘ
linked to: 1919 World Series

1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game ⓘ
1939 World Series games ⓘ
1961 World Series games ⓘ
league Major League Baseball ⓘ
locatedIn Cincinnati ⓘ
Hamilton County, Ohio ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
namedAfter Powel Crosley Jr. ⓘ
neighborhood West End, Cincinnati ⓘ
notableFeature short left-field dimensions ⓘ
terraced outfield incline known as the terrace ⓘ
opened 1912-04-11 ⓘ
operator Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
owner Cincinnati Reds ⓘ
precededBy Palace of the Fans ⓘ
primarySport baseball ⓘ
replacedBy Riverfront Stadium ⓘ
significance site of first Major League Baseball night game ⓘ
siteUseAfterDemolition industrial and commercial development ⓘ
surface natural grass ⓘ
tenants Cincinnati Bengals (AFL exhibition games) ⓘ
linked to: Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Reds ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cincinnati Reds → formerHomeBallpark → Crosley Field ⓘ
Riverfront Stadium → precededBy → Crosley Field ⓘ
1940 World Series → locationOfFinalGame → Crosley Field ⓘ
1940 World Series → homeBallparkForReds → Crosley Field ⓘ
Redland Field → formerNameOf → Crosley Field ⓘ
Tal’s Hill → inspiredBy → Crosley Field terrace ⓘ
subject linked to: Tal’s Hill (former feature)
linked to: Crosley Field
Crosley Terrace entrance area → honors → Crosley Field ⓘ
1961 World Series → game3Venue → Crosley Field ⓘ
subject linked to: 1961 World Series games
1961 World Series → game4Venue → Crosley Field ⓘ
subject linked to: 1961 World Series games
1961 World Series → game5Venue → Crosley Field ⓘ
subject linked to: 1961 World Series games
1939 World Series → game3Venue → Crosley Field ⓘ
subject linked to: 1939 World Series games
1939 World Series → game4Venue → Crosley Field ⓘ
subject linked to: 1939 World Series games
1953 MLB All-Star Game → ballpark → Crosley Field ⓘ
1961 World Series → venue → Crosley Field ⓘ
1939 World Series → game3Location → Crosley Field ⓘ
1939 World Series → game4Location → Crosley Field ⓘ