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Featured Links:
- Browse the photographs
- League Park - Entry from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- League Park: The Home Team - Video available at the Michael Schwartz Library, CSU
- League Park Society
Also of Interest:
League Park,
Cleveland's original
ballpark ...
Cleveland's original
ballpark ...
... was located at E. 66th and Lexington Ave. in Cleveland (see Google map). Cy Young pitched the first game there on May 1, 1891 for the National League Cleveland Spiders. Other famous players who appeared at League Park include Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Sachel Paige, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio.
Built in the late 1800s, the ballpark was the site of numerous historic sports moments, including:
- the 1920 World Series
- the first grand slam in World Series history (1920 series)
- first unassisted triple play in baseball history (1920 series)
- Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller's first game (1936)
The park, now a playground, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.