Greenlee Field
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Gosffo
N 40° 27.034 W 079° 58.379
17T E 587087 N 4478274
It only cost $100,000 to build!
Waymark Code: WM8MD6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2010
Views: 7
Marker Text: Located here from 1932 to 1938, this was the first African American owned stadium in the Negro Leagues. Home of Gus Greenlee's Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team, 1935 Negro League champs. Players included Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell.
Marker Name: Greenlee Field
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 07/17/2009
Marker Type: City
Location: Bedford Ave. & Junilla St., Hill Dist., Pittsburgh
Category: African American, Football, Sports
Website: [Web Link]
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