When was riverfront stadium built

A bartender called it a much better place to sell beer than Crosley Field. The oft-maligned Riverfront Stadium, which was renamed Cinergy Field in , lacked the character of Crosley, the unique details, the charming quirks. It was the action on the field that drew the hearts of the faithful rather than the stadium itself.

More memorable highlights came two weeks later, when Cincinnati hosted the All-Star Game and President Richard Nixon threw out the first pitch. The score was tied, , with two outs in the 12th inning. Rose rounded third, egged on by third base coach Leo Durocher, but American League catcher Ray Fosse blocked the plate before the ball got there, so Rose barreled over him for the winning score.

The Big Red Machine was just getting started. Rose became the Hit King and was banned from the game. Tom Browning pitched a perfect game. The Reds went wire-to-tire in By the mid s both the Reds and Bengals wanted their own separate stadiums. Voters approved a referendum that allowed construction of new football and baseball stadiums in The Bengals new stadium, was constructed along the Ohio River, just a block away from Riverfront Stadium.

On December 12, , the team played their last game at the stadium. The Bengals moved into Paul Brown Stadium the following year. In order for their new ballpark to be built, over 14, seats were removed from Cinergy Field before the start of the season. Michael Bushnell Publisher These two black and white postcards from roughly show Assumption Parish and Convent located in the […].

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