First Night Game in Major League History
The need for Night Games Baseball needed night games. It made sense that most people worked during the day, so attending a daytime game during the week was not possible for the average baseball fan. Weekend games were full, at least on Saturdays, but most cities banned baseball on Sundays. This made it difficult for […]
The Fires that changed Fenway Park
On May 8th 1926, a fire broke out at Fenway Park in Boston that changed the ballpark forever! Fenway had been the sight of several minor fires since its opening in 1912, but none was as serious as this one. Wooden construction The park was originally constructed mostly of wood. This made the park vulnerable […]
Happy Birthday Willie Mays!
Happy Birthday to Giants great and Hall of Famer Willie Mays! Anyone who grew up in the 50′ or 60’s had a few special baseball cards. One was Willie Mays! Willie was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, the son of Annie Satterwhite and William Mays. The ‘Say Hey Kid’s’ dad, called him Cat, because […]
Hello :)
Hello everyone, Thanks My name is Jim and I am a Volunteer here at the National Ballpark Museum. It is a privilege and a pleasure to have the opportunity to write about baseball for the museum here in Denver. I would like to give a special thanks to Creator and Curator, Bruce Hellerstein and General […]