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Crowd Watching a Baseball Game at League Park in Cleveland
A crowd watches a baseball game at League Park in 1946. League park was located in the Hough area. League Park was were the Cleveland Indians played their games.
Governor Lausche falls during a game
"Even after Luke Easter showed him how to blast one out of the park, this is how Ohio Gov. Frank Lausche ended up swinging at and missing the third strike as lead off man in a polio benefit game between public officials and newsmen" --photo verso.
Ticket line for Indians game at League Park, 1940
The Indians played at League Park from 1901 until 1946 when they moved permanently to Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Located in Hough at East 66th St. and Lexington Ave., League Park hosted the 1920 World Series and the 1945 Negro World Series. The…
Crowd at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, 1938
Verso: "The bleachers at the stadium. Coats & hats were off for it was pretty hot." .Opened in 1931, Cleveland Municipal Stadium was the home of the Cleveland Indians and Browns. At the time of its opening, Municipal Stadium had the largest seating…
Aerial View of Downtown Cleveland and Old Stadium
The Cleveland Municipal Stadium, situated near Lake Erie, opened in 1931. It was the former home of the Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Indians. In the same location today is the Cleveland Browns Stadium, opened in 1999.