Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street (aka 33rd Street Boulevard or renamed "Babe Ruth Plaza") on an oversized block (officially designated as Venable Park, a former city park from the 1920s) also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue (west), 36th Street (north), and Ednor Road (east). Two different stadiums were located here, a 1922 version known as "Baltimore Stadium", or "Municipal Stadium", or sometimes 'Venable Stadium' and the rebuilt multi-sport stadium that, when reconstruction (expansion to an upper deck) was completed in the summer of 1954, would become known as "Memorial Stadium", and, for a time, "Babe Ruth Stadium" in reference to the then-recently deceased Baltimore native. The stadium was also known as "The Old Gray Lady of 33rd Street", and also (for Colts games) as "The World's Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum."
Teams hosted
This pair of structures hosted the following teams:
Kansasi/ˈkænzəs/ is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively kką:ze) is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south wind", although this was probably not the term's original meaning. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans". For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Native American tribes. Tribes in the eastern part of the state generally lived in villages along the river valleys. Tribes in the western part of the state were semi-nomadic and hunted large herds of bison. Kansas was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue.
When it was officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine whether Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed, and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas grew rapidly when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. Kansas is the 15th most extensive and the 34th most populous of the 50 United States.
The Emerald City of Oz is shown in the background.
In the Characters' Past
In the Emerald City of Oz, Zelena watches Rumplestiltskin train Regina through the portal, as she plots her scheme to destroy her half-sister. Glinda then arrives to tell Zelena about her true destiny, and wants her to meet her real sisters, who then offer her a chance to become the Witch of the West after she is introduced. Glinda tells them that Zelena doesn't have to be wicked, but believes that she can be good, if she can put aside her vengeance against Regina. However, the sisters tell Zelena of a book that Glinda keeps that foretells the arrival of a person to Oz in a cyclone, and Zelena is led to believing that she was the one they were looking for. Glinda, on the behalf of her sisters, then give Zelena the light pendant that will harness and protect her as it grows her powers, but tells her that once it is removed she will be powerless. After she takes the pendant her green skin disappears. Moments later after Glinda shows her the land she is giving to Zelena, both Glinda and Zelena witness a green cyclone arriving and it reveals debris being left behind and along with it, a young girl from the outside world, who Zelena finds among the rubble. She tells them that her name is Dorothy Gale and when they ask her where she is from, Dorothy tells them she is from Kansas but wants to know where she is and their names. When Glinda suggests that they take Dorothy to meet the sisters, Zelena's jealousy starts to reemerge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8km2), all of it land.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 802 people, 231 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 457.7 people per square mile (176.3/km²). There were 260 housing units at an average density of 173.7 per square mile (66.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 45.84% White, 46.42% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 7.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
Brian Sipe and Jerry Sherk Tour their old Stomping Grounds.
published: 30 Jan 2021
PRIVATE TOUR AT EUROPE'S BEST LOOKING STADIUM!!! S.C. Braga (Braga Municipal Stadium)
I think the SC Braga stadium is the best looking in Europe. Also known as The Quarry, the architect had to use dynamite to create a space within a mountain for this stadium.
SC Braga play in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and are currently doing well in the UEFA Europa League.
What a cool club and the tour was made brilliant by the two excellent tour guides!
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SC Braga v Monaco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XOSsBjMpj4
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published: 13 Mar 2022
Stadium History: Municipal Stadium
Our first 50th Weekend celebrated 50 Seasons of Stadium History
About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB currently features record levels of labor peace, competitive balance and industry revenues, as well as the most comprehensive drug-testing program in American professional sports. MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world, perpetuating the sport’s larger role in society and permeating every facet of baseball’s business, marketing and community relations endeavors. With the continue...
published: 21 Apr 2018
CWS@CLE: Belle hits final homer at Municipal Stadium
10/2/93: Albert Belle hits the final home run at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, a game-tying solo shot with two outs in the 8th inning
Check out http://MLB.com/video for more!
About MLB.com: Former Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game over the Internet when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans ar...
published: 15 Feb 2017
The Mistake by the Lake: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Discussing Cleveland Municipal Stadium, former home of the Browns and Indians
Source via:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Stadium
published: 01 Oct 2023
Throwback Thursday: Municipal Stadium's home field advantage
Bernie Kosar recalls what gave the Cleveland Browns their home field advantage at Municipal Stadium.
published: 04 Jan 2018
1996-1997 Municipal Stadium Demolition and Auction
published: 17 Aug 2017
ESTADIO MUNICIPAL DE BRAGA - FOOTBALL STADIUM - 30.154 SPECTATORS !!
The Municipal Stadium of Braga is a football field in Braga, Portugal, with a capacity of 30,154 spectators, built in 2003 is the new pitch of SC Braga, and was one of the venues of the Euro 2004. Work of the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, for which he won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 2011.
El Estadio Municipal de Braga es un campo de fútbol de Braga, Portugal, con un aforo de 30 154 espectadores, construido en 2003 es el nuevo terreno de juego del SC Braga, y fue una de las sedes de la Eurocopa 2004. Obra del arquitecto portugués Eduardo Souto de Moura, por la que ganó el Premio Pritzker de arquitectura en 2011.
Das Städtische Stadion von Braga ist ein Fußballplatz in Braga, Portugal, mit einer Kapazität von 30.154 Zuschauern, gebaut im Jahr 2003 ist das neue Spi...
published: 23 Nov 2021
Ryan Sykora - 2023 TV Baseball Reel
Ryan Sykora is a junior at Arizona State University.
0:00 Introduction Card
0:02 Highlight Melt
2:33 5-Minute Stretch
7:49 TV Broadcast Open
Here is my Spring '24 TV-style broadcast baseball reel. Thank you for listening!
I think the SC Braga stadium is the best looking in Europe. Also known as The Quarry, the architect had to use dynamite to create a space within a mountain for ...
I think the SC Braga stadium is the best looking in Europe. Also known as The Quarry, the architect had to use dynamite to create a space within a mountain for this stadium.
SC Braga play in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and are currently doing well in the UEFA Europa League.
What a cool club and the tour was made brilliant by the two excellent tour guides!
RELATED VIDEO:
SC Braga v Monaco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XOSsBjMpj4
My Social Media:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/footy.adventures/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/The_Sam_North
#Braga #Football #StadiumTour
I think the SC Braga stadium is the best looking in Europe. Also known as The Quarry, the architect had to use dynamite to create a space within a mountain for this stadium.
SC Braga play in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and are currently doing well in the UEFA Europa League.
What a cool club and the tour was made brilliant by the two excellent tour guides!
RELATED VIDEO:
SC Braga v Monaco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XOSsBjMpj4
My Social Media:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/footy.adventures/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/The_Sam_North
#Braga #Football #StadiumTour
Our first 50th Weekend celebrated 50 Seasons of Stadium History
About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional spor...
Our first 50th Weekend celebrated 50 Seasons of Stadium History
About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB currently features record levels of labor peace, competitive balance and industry revenues, as well as the most comprehensive drug-testing program in American professional sports. MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world, perpetuating the sport’s larger role in society and permeating every facet of baseball’s business, marketing and community relations endeavors. With the continued success of MLB Advanced Media and MLB Network, MLB continues to find innovative ways for its fans to enjoy America’s National Pastime and a truly global game.
The American League consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels ; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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Our first 50th Weekend celebrated 50 Seasons of Stadium History
About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB currently features record levels of labor peace, competitive balance and industry revenues, as well as the most comprehensive drug-testing program in American professional sports. MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world, perpetuating the sport’s larger role in society and permeating every facet of baseball’s business, marketing and community relations endeavors. With the continued success of MLB Advanced Media and MLB Network, MLB continues to find innovative ways for its fans to enjoy America’s National Pastime and a truly global game.
The American League consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels ; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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10/2/93: Albert Belle hits the final home run at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, a game-tying solo shot with two outs in the 8th inning
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10/2/93: Albert Belle hits the final home run at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, a game-tying solo shot with two outs in the 8th inning
Check out http://MLB.com/video for more!
About MLB.com: Former Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game over the Internet when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. MLB.com also provides fans with a stable of Club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, that deliver over 100 original articles every day. MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games.
Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. The American League consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels ; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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10/2/93: Albert Belle hits the final home run at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, a game-tying solo shot with two outs in the 8th inning
Check out http://MLB.com/video for more!
About MLB.com: Former Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's Internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the Internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live full length MLB game over the Internet when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. MLB.com also provides an array of mobile apps for fans to choose from, including At Bat, the highest-grossing iOS sports app of all-time. MLB.com also provides fans with a stable of Club beat reporters and award-winning national columnists, the largest contingent of baseball reporters under one roof, that deliver over 100 original articles every day. MLB.com also offers extensive historical information and footage, online ticket sales, official baseball merchandise, authenticated memorabilia and collectibles and fantasy games.
Major League Baseball consists of 30 teams split between the American and National Leagues. The American League consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels ; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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The Municipal Stadium of Braga is a football field in Braga, Portugal, with a capacity of 30,154 spectators, built in 2003 is the new pitch of SC Braga, and was...
The Municipal Stadium of Braga is a football field in Braga, Portugal, with a capacity of 30,154 spectators, built in 2003 is the new pitch of SC Braga, and was one of the venues of the Euro 2004. Work of the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, for which he won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 2011.
El Estadio Municipal de Braga es un campo de fútbol de Braga, Portugal, con un aforo de 30 154 espectadores, construido en 2003 es el nuevo terreno de juego del SC Braga, y fue una de las sedes de la Eurocopa 2004. Obra del arquitecto portugués Eduardo Souto de Moura, por la que ganó el Premio Pritzker de arquitectura en 2011.
Das Städtische Stadion von Braga ist ein Fußballplatz in Braga, Portugal, mit einer Kapazität von 30.154 Zuschauern, gebaut im Jahr 2003 ist das neue Spielfeld des SC Braga, und war einer der Austragungsorte der Euro 2004. Werk des portugiesischen Architekten Eduardo Souto de Moura, für das er 2011 den Pritzker-Preis für Architektur gewann
Муниципальный стадион Браги — футбольное поле в Браге, Португалия, вместимостью 30 154 зрителя, построенное в 2003 году на новом поле СК «Брага» и было одним из мест проведения Евро-2004. Работа португальского архитектора Эдуарду Соуто де Моура, за которую он получил Притцкеровскую премию за архитектуру в 2011 году
The Municipal Stadium of Braga is a football field in Braga, Portugal, with a capacity of 30,154 spectators, built in 2003 is the new pitch of SC Braga, and was one of the venues of the Euro 2004. Work of the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, for which he won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 2011.
El Estadio Municipal de Braga es un campo de fútbol de Braga, Portugal, con un aforo de 30 154 espectadores, construido en 2003 es el nuevo terreno de juego del SC Braga, y fue una de las sedes de la Eurocopa 2004. Obra del arquitecto portugués Eduardo Souto de Moura, por la que ganó el Premio Pritzker de arquitectura en 2011.
Das Städtische Stadion von Braga ist ein Fußballplatz in Braga, Portugal, mit einer Kapazität von 30.154 Zuschauern, gebaut im Jahr 2003 ist das neue Spielfeld des SC Braga, und war einer der Austragungsorte der Euro 2004. Werk des portugiesischen Architekten Eduardo Souto de Moura, für das er 2011 den Pritzker-Preis für Architektur gewann
Муниципальный стадион Браги — футбольное поле в Браге, Португалия, вместимостью 30 154 зрителя, построенное в 2003 году на новом поле СК «Брага» и было одним из мест проведения Евро-2004. Работа португальского архитектора Эдуарду Соуто де Моура, за которую он получил Притцкеровскую премию за архитектуру в 2011 году
Ryan Sykora is a junior at Arizona State University.
0:00 Introduction Card
0:02 Highlight Melt
2:33 5-Minute Stretch
7:49 TV Broadcast Open
Here is my Sprin...
Ryan Sykora is a junior at Arizona State University.
0:00 Introduction Card
0:02 Highlight Melt
2:33 5-Minute Stretch
7:49 TV Broadcast Open
Here is my Spring '24 TV-style broadcast baseball reel. Thank you for listening!
Ryan Sykora is a junior at Arizona State University.
0:00 Introduction Card
0:02 Highlight Melt
2:33 5-Minute Stretch
7:49 TV Broadcast Open
Here is my Spring '24 TV-style broadcast baseball reel. Thank you for listening!
The story of Memorial Stadium…
References:
https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/memorial-stadium/
https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/memorial-stadium/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/baltimore-colts-move-to-indianapolis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140128145609/https://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/baltimore-stallions-oral-history/
US Census
Images:
"File:BaltimoreMemorialStadium1991.jpg" by Wasted Time R at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Tampa stadium Demolition” by Zeng...
published: 19 Aug 2022
WJZ-TV Baltimore | FLASHBACK: An Evening at Memorial Stadium | 1988 | WJZ 13
Join WJZ-TV Channel 13 in Baltimore as their news photographer captures memorable B-Roll moments of the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in 1988.
published: 22 Jan 2023
The Demise of Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium became the convenient excuse for Robert Irsay to bolt Baltimore and relocate the Colts to Indianapolis. The ethics of his abrupt departure will be forever debated and condemned within Baltimore. His sustained criticism of the facility was accurate however in comparison with newly constructed football stadiums during that era.
Memorial Stadium was originally constructed on a tract of land during the 1920s called Venable Park. Two stadiums were built on the land known respectively as Baltimore Stadium and Babe Ruth Stadium. A reconstructed multi-sport stadium with an upper deck replaced both during the middle of 1954. Once completed, it would be renamed as Memorial Stadium. The St. Louis Browns arrived that same year and became known as the Orioles. The football Colts, two ...
published: 07 Apr 2024
Earl Weaver argues with Umpire Bill Haller in 1980 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
I was shooting a story for PM Magazine on MLB umpires at the old Memorial stadium in Baltimore. We had wireless mikes on 2 of the umps for the story. The Orioles were playing the Detroit Tigers. 5 pitches into the game the umps called a balk on the Orioles pitcher and Earl Weaver came flying out of the dugout to argue the call. This is the raw, unedited and uncensored, video of the exchange between umpire Bill Haller and Earl Weaver.
If you enjoy this video clip. please subscribe to my channel. Thanks!
published: 21 Aug 2017
What It Was Like 1977 Memorial Stadium Baltimore
Some sense of what it was like at a Baltimore Colts game in the mid 1970's.
This game against the Detroit Lions was in front of only 45, 124 fans, and Baltimore lost 13 - 10.
The Colts had a hard time selling out even though the team was winning division titles at the time...
Bob Irsay had begun openly shopping the team by, at latest, 1976. So, I think this, as well as his chaotic style, really turned off Colts' fans. Colts fans were used to winning and a team that was competently run. We weren't used to a boob like Bob Irsay!!
Memorial Stadium was also awful, as you can tell by the massive amount of bench and individual wooden chair seating in the different scenes of this vid. Much of the seating was no better than at the avg high school!
Anyway... the move was meant to be....
published: 12 Jul 2023
C - O - L - T - S !! Baltimore That Is... 1976
John Brodie saying Baltimore's Memorial Stadium is the hardest stadium for an opposing team to play in!!
published: 20 Jan 2023
Baltimore's Memorial Stadium - Last Days
A word of warning NOW: if you grew up going to ball games in Baltimore in the 1950s through the 80s, you might want to keep a few tissues close by...because you're about to see a tearjerker.
Here it is-the one and only Memorial Stadium; close to the hearts of many in my age bracket. This video was shot on March 4 2001, just after demolition began. After driving around it a couple times I get close-ups of the stands and ball field. Can you picture Brooks Robinson at bat, or Johnny Unitas about to throw a pass? Does anyone remember the BALTIMORE Colts...at all? Maybe even Wild Bill Hagy? Miracles on 33rd Street!
Still...the sight of the demolition is very sad.
I uploaded this vid almost in its entirety again as my tribute to where major league baseball began in Baltimore. True, there were...
published: 17 Oct 2012
1991 Baltimore Orioles Last Game At Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Orioles October 6, 1991 Sorry For The Bad Quality Video But The Tape Is Over 20 Years Old.
published: 03 Jun 2014
memorial stadium,baltimore w bad tape
We shot this just before they tore down Memorial Stadium.
published: 19 Apr 2016
Walter Cronkite Reports on Plane Crash at Memorial Stadium
CBS Evening News 1976 on Donald Kroner's plane crash into Memorial Stadium.
Walter Cronkite - America's Most Trusted Voice on the news.
The story of Memorial Stadium…
References:
https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/memorial-stadium/
https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/mem...
The story of Memorial Stadium…
References:
https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/memorial-stadium/
https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/memorial-stadium/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/baltimore-colts-move-to-indianapolis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140128145609/https://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/baltimore-stallions-oral-history/
US Census
Images:
"File:BaltimoreMemorialStadium1991.jpg" by Wasted Time R at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Tampa stadium Demolition” by Zeng8r is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
Changes are limited to zoom effects.
The story of Memorial Stadium…
References:
https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/memorial-stadium/
https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/memorial-stadium/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/baltimore-colts-move-to-indianapolis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140128145609/https://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/baltimore-stallions-oral-history/
US Census
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"File:BaltimoreMemorialStadium1991.jpg" by Wasted Time R at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Tampa stadium Demolition” by Zeng8r is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
Changes are limited to zoom effects.
Memorial Stadium became the convenient excuse for Robert Irsay to bolt Baltimore and relocate the Colts to Indianapolis. The ethics of his abrupt departure will...
Memorial Stadium became the convenient excuse for Robert Irsay to bolt Baltimore and relocate the Colts to Indianapolis. The ethics of his abrupt departure will be forever debated and condemned within Baltimore. His sustained criticism of the facility was accurate however in comparison with newly constructed football stadiums during that era.
Memorial Stadium was originally constructed on a tract of land during the 1920s called Venable Park. Two stadiums were built on the land known respectively as Baltimore Stadium and Babe Ruth Stadium. A reconstructed multi-sport stadium with an upper deck replaced both during the middle of 1954. Once completed, it would be renamed as Memorial Stadium. The St. Louis Browns arrived that same year and became known as the Orioles. The football Colts, two major universities and high-profile local high school football rivalry games would share the venue.
The stadium was stricken by two freak accidents during its history. One involved an overcrowded escalator collapsing and the other a small private plane crash into the upper deck at the conclusion of a Colt’s playoff game that they had lost.
During the aftermath following the Colt’s departure, the city of Baltimore came to the realization that they would require an upgraded stadium to retain the Orioles and a tangible venue to attract a replacement professional football team.
On April 6, 1992, Oriole Park would open downtown at the Camden Yards designed in a retro-ballpark architecture style. The park became an immediate success. Six years later, following the Cleveland Browns relocation, Ravens Stadium was built and opened adjacently. The venue has since been renamed the M & T Bank Stadium. In 2001, Memorial Stadium was demolished due to structural safety concerns.
Any trace of the Memorial Stadium has been replaced by more utilitarian uses. The land has since been repurposed to include Maryland’s largest YMCA, four senior apartment complexes, a multi-purpose sports recreational field, war memorial, and a large children’s playground.
Memorial Stadium became the convenient excuse for Robert Irsay to bolt Baltimore and relocate the Colts to Indianapolis. The ethics of his abrupt departure will be forever debated and condemned within Baltimore. His sustained criticism of the facility was accurate however in comparison with newly constructed football stadiums during that era.
Memorial Stadium was originally constructed on a tract of land during the 1920s called Venable Park. Two stadiums were built on the land known respectively as Baltimore Stadium and Babe Ruth Stadium. A reconstructed multi-sport stadium with an upper deck replaced both during the middle of 1954. Once completed, it would be renamed as Memorial Stadium. The St. Louis Browns arrived that same year and became known as the Orioles. The football Colts, two major universities and high-profile local high school football rivalry games would share the venue.
The stadium was stricken by two freak accidents during its history. One involved an overcrowded escalator collapsing and the other a small private plane crash into the upper deck at the conclusion of a Colt’s playoff game that they had lost.
During the aftermath following the Colt’s departure, the city of Baltimore came to the realization that they would require an upgraded stadium to retain the Orioles and a tangible venue to attract a replacement professional football team.
On April 6, 1992, Oriole Park would open downtown at the Camden Yards designed in a retro-ballpark architecture style. The park became an immediate success. Six years later, following the Cleveland Browns relocation, Ravens Stadium was built and opened adjacently. The venue has since been renamed the M & T Bank Stadium. In 2001, Memorial Stadium was demolished due to structural safety concerns.
Any trace of the Memorial Stadium has been replaced by more utilitarian uses. The land has since been repurposed to include Maryland’s largest YMCA, four senior apartment complexes, a multi-purpose sports recreational field, war memorial, and a large children’s playground.
I was shooting a story for PM Magazine on MLB umpires at the old Memorial stadium in Baltimore. We had wireless mikes on 2 of the umps for the story. The Oriole...
I was shooting a story for PM Magazine on MLB umpires at the old Memorial stadium in Baltimore. We had wireless mikes on 2 of the umps for the story. The Orioles were playing the Detroit Tigers. 5 pitches into the game the umps called a balk on the Orioles pitcher and Earl Weaver came flying out of the dugout to argue the call. This is the raw, unedited and uncensored, video of the exchange between umpire Bill Haller and Earl Weaver.
If you enjoy this video clip. please subscribe to my channel. Thanks!
I was shooting a story for PM Magazine on MLB umpires at the old Memorial stadium in Baltimore. We had wireless mikes on 2 of the umps for the story. The Orioles were playing the Detroit Tigers. 5 pitches into the game the umps called a balk on the Orioles pitcher and Earl Weaver came flying out of the dugout to argue the call. This is the raw, unedited and uncensored, video of the exchange between umpire Bill Haller and Earl Weaver.
If you enjoy this video clip. please subscribe to my channel. Thanks!
Some sense of what it was like at a Baltimore Colts game in the mid 1970's.
This game against the Detroit Lions was in front of only 45, 124 fans, and Baltim...
Some sense of what it was like at a Baltimore Colts game in the mid 1970's.
This game against the Detroit Lions was in front of only 45, 124 fans, and Baltimore lost 13 - 10.
The Colts had a hard time selling out even though the team was winning division titles at the time...
Bob Irsay had begun openly shopping the team by, at latest, 1976. So, I think this, as well as his chaotic style, really turned off Colts' fans. Colts fans were used to winning and a team that was competently run. We weren't used to a boob like Bob Irsay!!
Memorial Stadium was also awful, as you can tell by the massive amount of bench and individual wooden chair seating in the different scenes of this vid. Much of the seating was no better than at the avg high school!
Anyway... the move was meant to be... as it gave us our beloved and respectable owner... Steve Bisciotti and his Baltimore Ravens!!
Some sense of what it was like at a Baltimore Colts game in the mid 1970's.
This game against the Detroit Lions was in front of only 45, 124 fans, and Baltimore lost 13 - 10.
The Colts had a hard time selling out even though the team was winning division titles at the time...
Bob Irsay had begun openly shopping the team by, at latest, 1976. So, I think this, as well as his chaotic style, really turned off Colts' fans. Colts fans were used to winning and a team that was competently run. We weren't used to a boob like Bob Irsay!!
Memorial Stadium was also awful, as you can tell by the massive amount of bench and individual wooden chair seating in the different scenes of this vid. Much of the seating was no better than at the avg high school!
Anyway... the move was meant to be... as it gave us our beloved and respectable owner... Steve Bisciotti and his Baltimore Ravens!!
A word of warning NOW: if you grew up going to ball games in Baltimore in the 1950s through the 80s, you might want to keep a few tissues close by...because you...
A word of warning NOW: if you grew up going to ball games in Baltimore in the 1950s through the 80s, you might want to keep a few tissues close by...because you're about to see a tearjerker.
Here it is-the one and only Memorial Stadium; close to the hearts of many in my age bracket. This video was shot on March 4 2001, just after demolition began. After driving around it a couple times I get close-ups of the stands and ball field. Can you picture Brooks Robinson at bat, or Johnny Unitas about to throw a pass? Does anyone remember the BALTIMORE Colts...at all? Maybe even Wild Bill Hagy? Miracles on 33rd Street!
Still...the sight of the demolition is very sad.
I uploaded this vid almost in its entirety again as my tribute to where major league baseball began in Baltimore. True, there were minor league Orioles once upon a time, playing at a stadium on Greenmount Ave (long gone), but my memories begin at Memorial (pronounced Mem-ORIOLE) Stadium.
Sorry about the background music if it's distracting. There are tidbits from The Cream, Steppenwolf, Procol Harum and others-all from the stadium's heyday.
Railfan note: Memorial Stadium once had streetcar service. A spur ran north from the Gorsuch Ave line up Loch Raven Road as far as 35th St to serve it. The streetcars then laid over in the MIDDLE of Loch Raven till the end of the game! Can you imagine the traffic jam that would result today if that happened??
Shot in Sony hi-8. Opening/closing photos (1954) courtesy of Baltimore County Public Library.
A word of warning NOW: if you grew up going to ball games in Baltimore in the 1950s through the 80s, you might want to keep a few tissues close by...because you're about to see a tearjerker.
Here it is-the one and only Memorial Stadium; close to the hearts of many in my age bracket. This video was shot on March 4 2001, just after demolition began. After driving around it a couple times I get close-ups of the stands and ball field. Can you picture Brooks Robinson at bat, or Johnny Unitas about to throw a pass? Does anyone remember the BALTIMORE Colts...at all? Maybe even Wild Bill Hagy? Miracles on 33rd Street!
Still...the sight of the demolition is very sad.
I uploaded this vid almost in its entirety again as my tribute to where major league baseball began in Baltimore. True, there were minor league Orioles once upon a time, playing at a stadium on Greenmount Ave (long gone), but my memories begin at Memorial (pronounced Mem-ORIOLE) Stadium.
Sorry about the background music if it's distracting. There are tidbits from The Cream, Steppenwolf, Procol Harum and others-all from the stadium's heyday.
Railfan note: Memorial Stadium once had streetcar service. A spur ran north from the Gorsuch Ave line up Loch Raven Road as far as 35th St to serve it. The streetcars then laid over in the MIDDLE of Loch Raven till the end of the game! Can you imagine the traffic jam that would result today if that happened??
Shot in Sony hi-8. Opening/closing photos (1954) courtesy of Baltimore County Public Library.
I think the SC Braga stadium is the best looking in Europe. Also known as The Quarry, the architect had to use dynamite to create a space within a mountain for this stadium.
SC Braga play in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and are currently doing well in the UEFA Europa League.
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The Municipal Stadium of Braga is a football field in Braga, Portugal, with a capacity of 30,154 spectators, built in 2003 is the new pitch of SC Braga, and was one of the venues of the Euro 2004. Work of the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, for which he won the Pritzker Prize for architecture in 2011.
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Das Städtische Stadion von Braga ist ein Fußballplatz in Braga, Portugal, mit einer Kapazität von 30.154 Zuschauern, gebaut im Jahr 2003 ist das neue Spielfeld des SC Braga, und war einer der Austragungsorte der Euro 2004. Werk des portugiesischen Architekten Eduardo Souto de Moura, für das er 2011 den Pritzker-Preis für Architektur gewann
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The story of Memorial Stadium…
References:
https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/memorial-stadium/
https://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/stadiums/memorial-stadium/
https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/baltimore-colts-move-to-indianapolis
https://web.archive.org/web/20140128145609/https://cnsmaryland.org/interactives/baltimore-stallions-oral-history/
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"File:BaltimoreMemorialStadium1991.jpg" by Wasted Time R at en.wikipedia is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Baltimore's Memorial Stadium" by mwlguide is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
“Tampa stadium Demolition” by Zeng8r is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
Changes are limited to zoom effects.
Memorial Stadium became the convenient excuse for Robert Irsay to bolt Baltimore and relocate the Colts to Indianapolis. The ethics of his abrupt departure will be forever debated and condemned within Baltimore. His sustained criticism of the facility was accurate however in comparison with newly constructed football stadiums during that era.
Memorial Stadium was originally constructed on a tract of land during the 1920s called Venable Park. Two stadiums were built on the land known respectively as Baltimore Stadium and Babe Ruth Stadium. A reconstructed multi-sport stadium with an upper deck replaced both during the middle of 1954. Once completed, it would be renamed as Memorial Stadium. The St. Louis Browns arrived that same year and became known as the Orioles. The football Colts, two major universities and high-profile local high school football rivalry games would share the venue.
The stadium was stricken by two freak accidents during its history. One involved an overcrowded escalator collapsing and the other a small private plane crash into the upper deck at the conclusion of a Colt’s playoff game that they had lost.
During the aftermath following the Colt’s departure, the city of Baltimore came to the realization that they would require an upgraded stadium to retain the Orioles and a tangible venue to attract a replacement professional football team.
On April 6, 1992, Oriole Park would open downtown at the Camden Yards designed in a retro-ballpark architecture style. The park became an immediate success. Six years later, following the Cleveland Browns relocation, Ravens Stadium was built and opened adjacently. The venue has since been renamed the M & T Bank Stadium. In 2001, Memorial Stadium was demolished due to structural safety concerns.
Any trace of the Memorial Stadium has been replaced by more utilitarian uses. The land has since been repurposed to include Maryland’s largest YMCA, four senior apartment complexes, a multi-purpose sports recreational field, war memorial, and a large children’s playground.
I was shooting a story for PM Magazine on MLB umpires at the old Memorial stadium in Baltimore. We had wireless mikes on 2 of the umps for the story. The Orioles were playing the Detroit Tigers. 5 pitches into the game the umps called a balk on the Orioles pitcher and Earl Weaver came flying out of the dugout to argue the call. This is the raw, unedited and uncensored, video of the exchange between umpire Bill Haller and Earl Weaver.
If you enjoy this video clip. please subscribe to my channel. Thanks!
Some sense of what it was like at a Baltimore Colts game in the mid 1970's.
This game against the Detroit Lions was in front of only 45, 124 fans, and Baltimore lost 13 - 10.
The Colts had a hard time selling out even though the team was winning division titles at the time...
Bob Irsay had begun openly shopping the team by, at latest, 1976. So, I think this, as well as his chaotic style, really turned off Colts' fans. Colts fans were used to winning and a team that was competently run. We weren't used to a boob like Bob Irsay!!
Memorial Stadium was also awful, as you can tell by the massive amount of bench and individual wooden chair seating in the different scenes of this vid. Much of the seating was no better than at the avg high school!
Anyway... the move was meant to be... as it gave us our beloved and respectable owner... Steve Bisciotti and his Baltimore Ravens!!
A word of warning NOW: if you grew up going to ball games in Baltimore in the 1950s through the 80s, you might want to keep a few tissues close by...because you're about to see a tearjerker.
Here it is-the one and only Memorial Stadium; close to the hearts of many in my age bracket. This video was shot on March 4 2001, just after demolition began. After driving around it a couple times I get close-ups of the stands and ball field. Can you picture Brooks Robinson at bat, or Johnny Unitas about to throw a pass? Does anyone remember the BALTIMORE Colts...at all? Maybe even Wild Bill Hagy? Miracles on 33rd Street!
Still...the sight of the demolition is very sad.
I uploaded this vid almost in its entirety again as my tribute to where major league baseball began in Baltimore. True, there were minor league Orioles once upon a time, playing at a stadium on Greenmount Ave (long gone), but my memories begin at Memorial (pronounced Mem-ORIOLE) Stadium.
Sorry about the background music if it's distracting. There are tidbits from The Cream, Steppenwolf, Procol Harum and others-all from the stadium's heyday.
Railfan note: Memorial Stadium once had streetcar service. A spur ran north from the Gorsuch Ave line up Loch Raven Road as far as 35th St to serve it. The streetcars then laid over in the MIDDLE of Loch Raven till the end of the game! Can you imagine the traffic jam that would result today if that happened??
Shot in Sony hi-8. Opening/closing photos (1954) courtesy of Baltimore County Public Library.
The KansasCity Royals intend to build their ... Kansas City started play at MunicipalStadium in 1969, then moved to Kauffman Stadium in 1973 and extensively renovated the current ballpark from 2009-12.
(AP) — The KansasCity Royals ... Kansas City started play at MunicipalStadium in 1969, then moved to Kauffman Stadium in 1973 and extensively renovated the current ballpark from 2009 to 2012.
Toma, whose long career as a groundskeeper for sporting events goes back to the days of KansasCityAthletics games at MunicipalStadium, defended his performance following the game by saying that the ...
LAS VEGAS — It was January 2019, and Keith Smith, a lifetime Chiefs fan, had landed tickets to the first AFC championship game in KansasCity’s history ... Karst’s grandparents were Chiefs season-ticket holders when they played at MunicipalStadium.
...KansasCity win two road games in the playoffs and earn a trip to Sunday’s game at AllegiantStadium in Las Vegas ... When the singer was not at the stadium, Kansas City was still a respectable 4-2.
Today, I watch television for a KansasCity Royals baseball game, which costs me just short of $100 for six months ...I’ve been a Chiefs fan since I saw them play in the old KC MunicipalStadium back in the 1960s.
For about four days, Ladner stayed in KansasCity's Hilton Hotel so he could ...Near the MunicipalStadium in Kansas City was a small park/plaza that Ladner regularly took walks around to, 'soul search.'.