Stadiums housing various Cincinnati teams stood at this location from
1884 on through to Crosley Field. The first park (called League
Park) was hastily built in time for the American Association's
1884 season.
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The Palace of the Fans was destroyed by a fire in 1911 and replaced on the
same site with yet another Redland Park, one that would eventually be
called Crosley Field.
Palace of the Fans!
Cincinnati's Palace
of the Fans as seen in this early 20th
Century postcard.
Postcard
courtesy of LCPC
FIRSTS
at PALACE OF THE FANS
Game
04/17/1902
Cubs 6, Reds 1
Umpires
Bob Emslie
Managers
Bid McPhee, Reds
Frank Selee, Cubs
Starting Pitchers
Len Swormstedt, Reds
Jack Taylor, Cubs
Ceremonial Pitch
Police Judge Lueders
Attendance
10,000 (est.)
Batting
Batter
Jimmy Slagle (walk)
Hit
Jake Beckley (single)
Run
Dummy Hoy
RBI
Jake Beckley
Single
Jake Beckley
Double
Jack Taylor
Triple
Dusty Miller
Home Run
Erve Beck (04/25/1902)
Grand Slam
Miller Huggins (05/10/1904)
IPHR
Erve Beck (04/25/1902)
Stolen Base
Hal O'Hagen
Sacrifice Hit
John Dobbs
Sacrifice Fly
Fred Clarke (04/14/1909)
Cycle
Chief Wilson (07/03/1910)
Pitching
Win
Jack Taylor
Loss
Len Swormstedt
Shutout
Noodles Hahn (05/08/1902)
Save
N/A
Hit by Pitch
Jock Menefee hit Tommy Corcoran
(04/18/1902)
Wild Pitch
Bob Ewing (04/19/1902)
Balk
(Unknown)
No-Hitter
(None)
Primary
research by Jim Herdman & David Vincent
Courtesy of Retrosheet.
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