History

Forbes Field was the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1970. Center field was so deep at 462 feet, they kept the batting cages out there on the field during the games. Forbes Field saw one of baseball's greatest moments, Bill Mazeroski hitting the home run in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Yankees in the 1960 World Series.
	The Washington Senators played in Griffith Stadium from 1892 to 1961. President William Taft threw out the first pitch in 1910, and started a tradition. The Senators were a historically a very bad team. Their motto was, "First in war, First in peace, last in the American League."
Parc Jarry, as it was called , was the home to the Montreal Expos for a very short time. From 1969 to 1976. It was in the middle of a public park and there was a swimming pool right along side center field.
	The Polo grounds was the home of the New York Giants from 1891 to 1957. It also was the home of the New York Yankees while Yankee Stadium was being built. The Polo Grounds is home of many of many of baseball's greatest moments, most notably Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" home run in 1951.
Shibe Park was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and Philies from 1909 to 1970. Connie Mack managed there for fifty years. The ballpark was badly damaged by a fire in 1971.
	The St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals played in Sportsman Park from 1902 to 1966. No other park was the home of two teams for so long. One of the park's most memorable moments was when Eddie Gaeldel, a three-foot, seven inch midget pinch-hit for the Browns and walked on four straight pitches.
The Brooklyn Dodgers called Ebbets Field home from 1898 to 1912. It had a fancy rotunda inside the main entrance that had an Italian marble floor. The first black player in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson, played in Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947.
	Crosley Field was used by the Cincinnati Reds from 1884 to 1970. The most unusual thing about the park was that it sloped upwards in left center field. It had a four-foot incline that outfielders had to had to get used to.