The Reds, Crosley Field, and some history

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the final game ever played at Crosley Field. But when the ballpark first opened up it wasn’t Crosley Field, it was Redland Field and it opened up in April of 1912. 26,336 fanatics shows up to celebrate opening day at the new ballpark and watched the Cincinnati Reds come from behind to beat the Chicago Cubs, 10-6.

First Game Fun Facts

Now, we just learned that the Reds beat the Cubs that day, but let’s talk about some other fun facts from that game. Baseball was a bit different in 1912 than it is today (for example, THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED BASEBALL). During the first game played at Redland Field there were SEVEN triples hit in the game – four by Cincinnati and…