Bosse Field : the third oldest ballpark in the U.S. turns 100 / [by Steve Ford].
Record details
- ISBN: 9781938730597
- ISBN: 1938730593
- Physical Description: 168 pages : illustratiions (chiefly color) ; 29 x 23 cm
- Edition: Commemorative edition, Limited edition.
- Publisher: Evansville, Indiana : M. T. Publishing Company, Inc., [2015]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Name of author on cover. Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Time line of events -- The catalyst -- The buildup -- Opening day -- Early baseball -- Crimson Giants -- Central and other high schools -- The Evansville Braves -- The White Sox -- The Triplets -- The Otters -- The movie -- Other events -- Bob Griese and some others -- Renovations and friends -- UE and USI -- Best, worst and -- The future. |
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Subject: | Bosse Field (Evansville, Ind.) > History. Baseball fields > Indiana > Evansville. Baseball > Indiana > Evansville. Evansville (Ind.) > History. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Indiana State Library - Indianapolis | ISLI 796.357 F699b (Text) | 00000106168172 | Indiana book | Available | - |
Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield | IC 796.357 Ford (Text) | 31208912251073 | local history & genealogy | Available | - |
Spencer Co PL - Rockport Main Library | 796.357 FOR (Text) | 70741000132678 | Indiana Collection | Available | - |
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This 11 x 8.5 inch, coffee-table style book features historical photos and stories that take the reader through the 100 years of baseball history at Bosse Field. Don't miss this journey that ranges from high school baseball, to college and the professional ranks, as well as football, including one year in the early NFL. Professional Hall of Famers have toiled there along with Hollywood notables like Tom Hanks in League of Their Own.Built in 1915, it is the third-oldest ballpark still in regular use in the United States is surpassed only by Fenway Park (1912) in Boston and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago. This is sure to be a great edition to any baseball fan's or local history buff's library.