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Old Time Baseball



Found on the ,net last night in Archive.Org, North Carolina Chapel Hill Digitized Library 1945 MLB field guide and yearbook. Fun Facts: American League office at 310 S Michigan, most teams stayed at the Del Prado Hotel 5301 S Hyde Park, original center field of Comiskey Park was 440 feet, one stadium (Polo Grounds) had a 505 center field. 57 minor leagues AAA to D, Georgia had 3 leagues, many leagues had four teams., Leagues had 14 umpires, must have been a scheduling nightmare.

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