museum of base ball

 

Akron Black Stockings, Smithville Stars, Whiskey Island Shamrocks at League Park Cleveland; Our Lady of Fatima across Lexington

Original field was for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in 1891.

Actually, got some good shots to snap. I was near, and did some anticipation of action. The outer band of Hurricane Ian's clouds made for little light, and the camera did not compensate.

The ball was soft, and did not travel far. First baseman records an out. This was on the fly, using older rules, an out it would still have been if caught on the first bounce. The game was played very rapidly, no time for commercial advertisements. Game was scheduled for seven innings, during the game they decided to play for nine. Old rules allowed for this. They played on carpet though.

Akron 4, Smithville 3, and handshakes thereafter.

The museum had a replica of  Roberto Clemente's Cangrejeros de Santurce (Crabbers) uniform.

 some Negro League uniforms

The conference room had giant painted baseball cards.