Two former stadiums in Ohio, U.S.
League Park refers to two formerAmerican football andbaseball stadiums located inAkron, Ohio . The original League Park was located at the corner of Carroll St. and Beaver St.; the newer stadium was on Lakeshore Blvd. between W. Long St. and W. Crosier St.[ 1]
The stadiums were home to theAkron Pros of theNational Football League from 1920 to 1922.[ 2] Akron Black Tyrites , aNegro league baseball team, played their home games here.[ 1] Akron Yankees of theMiddle Atlantic League , as well as various other minor league baseball team in Akron.
The later stadium had a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
The second League Park was built on land that had a sharp drop-off directly behind theleft field fence. This led to the left field wall slanting backwards at such an angle thatoutfielders could easily run up the wall, using it as a ramp, and catch fly balls that would have otherwise left the park. Since balls hit to left could literally roll up and over the fence, a rule was necessary declaring such hits aground-rule double .[ 1]
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Former stadiums of the National Football League
Early era:1920 –1940 League Park (Akron) (Akron Pros)Armory Park (Toledo Maroons)Baker Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles)Bellevue Park (Green Bay Packers)Bison Stadium (Buffalo Bison/Rangers)Borchert Field (Milwaukee Badgers, Green Bay Packers)Bosse Field (Evansville Crimson Giants)Braves Field (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks)Buffalo Baseball Park (Buffalo All-Americans)League Field (Canton) (Canton Bulldogs)City Stadium (Green Bay Packers)Clarkin Field (Hartford Blues)Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Rams)Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals)Commercial Field (New York Brickley Giants)Crosley Field (Cincinnati Reds)Cubs Park/Wrigley Field (Chicago Tigers, Hammond Pros, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals)Cycledrome (Providence Steam Roller)Dinan Field (Detroit Wolverines, Detroit Lions)Douglas Park (Rock Island Independents)Duluth's Athletic Park (Duluth Kelleys/Eskimos)East Hartford Velodrome (Hartford Blues)Ebbets Field (New York Brickley Giants, Brooklyn Lions, Brooklyn Dodgers)Eclipse Park (Louisville Breckenridges)Fenway Park (Boston Braves, Boston Yanks)Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers)Frankford Stadium (Frankford Yellow Jackets)Griffith Stadium (Washington)Hagemeister Park (Green Bay Packers)Horlick Field (Racine Legion, Racine Tornadoes)Kinsley Park (Providence Steam Roller)Knights of Columbus Stadium (Orange Tornadoes)Lakeside Park (Canton Bulldogs)League Park (Cleveland Tigers, Indians/Bulldogs, Rams)Lexington Park (Minneapolis Marines)Luna Park (Cleveland Panthers)Minersville Park (Pottsville Maroons)Muehlebach Field (Kansas City Blues/Cowboys)Nash Field (Kenosha Maroons)Navin Field/Briggs Stadium (Detroit Heralds/Tigers, Panthers, Lions)Neil Park (Columbus Wagner Pirates)Newark Schools Stadium (Newark Tornadoes)Newark Velodrome (Newark Tornadoes)Nickerson Field (Boston Braves)Nicollet Park (Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets)Normal Park (Chicago Cardinals)Parkway Field (Louisville Brecks)Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Brickley Giants)Shaw Stadium (Cleveland Rams)Shibe Park (Philadelphia Eagles)Spartan Municipal Stadium (Portsmouth Spartans)Sportsman's Park (St. Louis All-Stars, St. Louis Gunners)Staley Field (Decatur Staleys)Star Park (possible , Syracuse Pros)Swayne Field (Toledo Maroons)Thompson Stadium (Staten Islands Stapletons)Triangle Park (Dayton Triangles)Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers)Yankee Stadium I (New York Yankees, New York Giants)Post-war and1941 –1969 Alumni Stadium (Boston Patriots)Astrodome (Houston Oilers)Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Falcons)Balboa Stadium (San Diego Chargers)Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Colts)Bears Stadium/Mile High Stadium (Denver Broncos)Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium (Detroit Lions)Busch Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals)Busch Memorial Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals)Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns)Comiskey Park (Chicago Cardinals, Card-Pitt)Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles, Phil-Pitt Steagles)Cotton Bowl (Dallas Texans, Dallas Cowboys)District of Columbia Stadium/Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington Redskins)Dyche Stadium (Chicago Bears)Ebbets Field (Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers)Fenway Park (Boston Yanks, Boston Patriots)Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Steelers, Phil-Pitt Steagles, Card-Pitt)Frank Youell Field (Oakland Raiders)Franklin Field (Philadelphia Eagles)Griffith Stadium (Washington Redskins)Harvard Stadium (Boston Patriots)Jeppesen Stadium (Houston Oilers)Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)Kezar Stadium (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders)League Park (Cleveland Rams)Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers)Metropolitan Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)Miami Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins)Milwaukee County Stadium (Green Bay Packers)Nickerson Field (Boston Patriots)Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals)Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland Raiders)Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers)Polo Grounds (New York Giants, New York Bulldogs, New York Titans/Jets)Rice Stadium (Houston Oilers)Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals)San Diego Stadium (San Diego Chargers)Shea Stadium (New York Jets)Tulane Stadium (New Orleans Saints)War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills)Wisconsin State Fair Park (Green Bay Packers)Wrigley Field (Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals)Yankee Stadium I (New York Yanks, New York Giants)Current era:1970 –present Stadiums †= Team's stadium under construction or refurbishment at time
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