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Crosley Field

Cincinnati, OH · 1912–1970 · also known as Redland Field

Crosley Field
Photo: en.wikipedia upload by Randall311, public domain
4,540
Games on file
1912
First
1970
Last

Crosley Field was a ballpark in Cincinnati, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 11, 1912 and the last on June 24, 1970. The register files it under the National League. It was also known as Redland Field.

4,559 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1912 and 1970. The game logs list the Cincinnati Reds and the Cincinnati Redlegs as home clubs here. Its recorded capacity is 20,696. 22 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Honus Wagner's 3,000th Hit in 1914, Hank Aaron's 3,000th Hit in 1970, and Hod Eller's No-Hitter in 1919.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 11, 1912, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10–6. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 24, 1970, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5–4. Juan Marichal started for the San Francisco Giants and Jim McGlothlin for the Cincinnati Reds. Satch Davidson was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 37,758, for a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds on April 12, 1927.

The major leagues also played in Cincinnati, OH at Lincoln Park Grounds (1871–1871), Avenue Grounds (1876–1879), Bank Street Grounds (1880–1884), League Park I (1884–1893), and East End Park (1891–1891), and 4 other grounds.

Home clubs

Games remembered here

1914

Honus Wagner's 3,000th Hit

Honus Wagner singles at Cincinnati at the age of 40, reaching 3,000 hits in his eighteenth major league season.

1970

Hank Aaron's 3,000th Hit

Hank Aaron reaches 3,000 hits at Cincinnati in a three-hit game that also included a home run, four years before he passed Babe Ruth.

1919

Hod Eller's No-Hitter

Hod Eller threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 11, 1919, winning 6–0.

1938

Johnny Vander Meer's No-Hitter

Johnny Vander Meer threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Bees on June 11, 1938, winning 3–0.

1940

Tex Carleton's No-Hitter

Tex Carleton threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on April 30, 1940, winning 3–0.

1941

Lon Warneke's No-Hitter

Lon Warneke threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds on August 30, 1941, winning 2–0.

1944

Clyde Shoun's No-Hitter

Clyde Shoun threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Braves on May 15, 1944, winning 1–0.

1947

Ewell Blackwell's No-Hitter

Ewell Blackwell threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Braves on June 18, 1947, winning 6–0.

1969

Jim Maloney's No-Hitter

Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Houston Astros on April 30, 1969, winning 10–0.

1969

Don Wilson's No-Hitter

Don Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Cincinnati Reds on May 1, 1969, winning 4–0.

1935

Joe Medwick Hits for the Cycle, 1935

Joe Medwick hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds on June 29, 1935.

1940

Harry Craft Hits for the Cycle, 1940

Harry Craft hit for the cycle for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 8, 1940.

1959

Frank Robinson Hits for the Cycle, 1959

Frank Robinson hit for the cycle for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 2, 1959.

1940

Johnny Mize's Three-Home-Run Game, 1940

Johnny Mize hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Cincinnati Reds on May 13, 1940.

1949

Walker Cooper's Three-Home-Run Game, 1949

Walker Cooper hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on July 6, 1949.

1950

Roy Campanella's Three-Home-Run Game, 1950

Roy Campanella hit three home runs for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cincinnati Reds on August 26, 1950.

1955

Smoky Burgess's Three-Home-Run Game, 1955

Smoky Burgess hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 29, 1955.

1956

Bob Thurman's Three-Home-Run Game, 1956

Bob Thurman hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1956.

1958

Frank Thomas's Three-Home-Run Game, 1958

Frank Thomas hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Redlegs on August 16, 1958.

1959

Frank Robinson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1959

Frank Robinson hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Redlegs against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 1959.

1966

Art Shamsky's Three-Home-Run Game, 1966

Art Shamsky hit three home runs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 12, 1966.

1967

Roberto Clemente's Three-Home-Run Game, 1967

Roberto Clemente hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds on May 15, 1967.

Further reading: Wikipedia