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"An old ballpark has an allure that cannot be dismissed. It evokes warm memories while suggesting another era when baseball was a kinder, gentler game. One cannot simply forget it. It's grip is far to strong."
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Allen Lewis Introduction 1. Early Parks: Philadelphia's Oldest Pro Baseball Fields 2. Recreation Park: Birthplace of the Phillies 3. Columbia Park: First Home of the Athletics 4. Philadelphia Park/Baker Bowl: Unusual in Almost Every Way A Grand Opening The Wall of Horrors A Hitter's Paradise Special Effects Not Much Was Ever Constant Outside the Park The Paying Customers Gentlemen of the Press The Best of Times Some Other Memorable Days The Great Catastrophes A Touch of Comedy Beautifully Decrepit Not Just a Baseball Park The End Finally Arrives 5. Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium: An Enduring Favorite A Park for the Masses The Big Day Arrives Some Things Changed Idiosyncrasies A Wall of Its Own A Player's Park The Phillies Arrive The World Series All-Star Games Great Games by the Visitors Other Memorable Games Around the Edges Inside Jobs As Tough As There Is The Fourth Estate A Park for Many Occasions Farewell to a Ballpark Bibliography About the Author Index
Zusammenfassung
Provides detailed descriptions of all of the old professional parks and the many teams that played in them, including Baker Bowl, with its right field wall so close to home plate, it prompted sportswriter Red Smith to quip, "It might be exaggerating to say the outfield wall casts a shadow across the infield.
