The Houston Astrodome certainly lived up to the hype. It was so much more than just the first domed stadium used for both baseball and...

Phil Smith used basketball to get out of the San Francisco projects. Along the way, the shooting guard for the 1975 world champion Golden...

For three years, Colt Stadium invited fans to roast under the blazing Texas sun as the new team in town, the Colt .45s, found their way...

Sportsman's Park was St. Louis's first true baseball park. It was here where the city first fell in love with their Cardinals and where...

Before Kansas City, Missouri became known as a big league city with massive and iconic stadiums, it held a moderately sized, multi-use...

The venue was an enigma. Built in an age when the automobile was all the rage, it was vast enough to hold massive crowds for football...

Sam Chapman was a man of many talents. Whether he was running roughshod over his gridiron opponents at Cal, teaching fighter pilots how...

Before it was home to the River Cats, the city of Sacramento was home to the PCL's Solons. While few remember them, their legacy is...

Ban Johnson needed a team in the Big Apple. As the founder of the infant American League, he needed a presence in the media capital of...

Ernie Lombardi was one of the best catchers of his era. Hailing from the Oakland Oaks of the PCL, he made a name for himself in...

The Polo Grounds was once synonymous with sports and interwoven in America's fabric. It was here, not the Bronx, where the seeds of the...

Very few ballparks have claimed a city's heart like Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. Perhaps it was Charles Ebbets continued investment in the...

The 1951 University of San Francisco football team is one of the most legendary in all of the Bay Area. Nine members of that team went on...

For a stadium with such a short life span, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium certainly had its fair share of memories. Memories such as...

Sometimes good players make even better coaches. Sherman Lewis starred as a running back and on the track at Michigan State, but his true...

When Ben Shibe and Connie Mack were granted a team in Philadelphia for the inaugural season of the American League, they stumbled upon a...

The sports world thrives on rivalries big and small. When National League Park first opened in Philadelphia, it was the envy of every...

Every great dynasty needs a competent pencil pusher. Someone who knows the ins and outs of contract negotiations and is undaunted by the...

Not all state-of-the-art ballparks are home to the best teams in the game. Although Philadelphia's Baker Bowl was the crown jewel of...

In 1972, future Kansas City Royals star third baseman George Brett played for the minor league San Jose Bees. Although his stay was...