Bleed Cubbie Blue · Mar 7, 2021
Cubs historical sleuthing: Ernie Banks edition
Once again, a photo found on Twitter is fair game for sleuthing. Here’s the tweet:
And, here is the full photo:
Those “mountains” are the Papago Rocks, located in Papago Park in Phoenix. They’re visible from Phoenix Municipal Stadium, which is currently the home of Arizona State University baseball.
But for many years before that, “Phoenix Muni” (as it’s known locally) was the spring home of the San Francisco Giants.