Baseball Venues in the United States - Cardines Field (Paperback)

Chapters: Cardines Field. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 86. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cardines Field - Built for unofficial sandlot baseball games by railroad workers from the adjacent Old Colony Railroad Line, the field hosted many barnstorming all-stars, including Negro League teams like the Baltimore Elite Giants, Boston Royal Giants and the New York Black Yankees. Satchel Paige once played at Cardines. The original backstop dates back to as early as 1908, when the city organized its first six-team league at the park. Team USA visits the Newport Gulls in 2004Cardines Field is a smaller cousin of other notable ballparks of that era, such as (Ebbets Field, Fenway Park and Wrigley Field), with a stone facade and wooden bleachers with unique outfield angles that made players famous for their ability to play the caroms. In 1936, the city of Newport took over ownership, and the current grandstand was built by the Works Progress Administration following the devastating hurricane of 1938. Stone and concrete bleachers were built along the third-base line. It is believed the plaque at the entrance that reads "1937" refers to this date. The distinctive curving grandstand section behind home plate was built in 1939. Over the coming decades, the park continued to grow through construction projects to increase capacity, eventually creating the patchwork, overlapping stadium seen today. During World War II, many former professional ball players were stationed at Naval Station Newport. Many of these players, including Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, and Bob Feller participated in Newport's George Donnelly Sunset League, an amateur league formed in 1919. Wednesday night all-star games drew thousands and required construction of temporary bleachers in the outfield. The Sunset League was nam...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5221888