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This ballpark was built in 1884 and originally went by the name American Park and opened on May 1st of that year. It was home of the Cincinnati Reds from 1884 through 1901. Originally the dimensions of right field was extremely short and balls hit over the fence were counted only as doubles, eventually additional land was bought and the right field wall was extended 50 feet.
After a fire in 1900 charred the grandstand, a new ballpark was built on the same field and renamed Palace of the Fans, where it stood until another fire severely damaged the structure and yet another new ballpark, Redland Field, was built on the grounds. Redland Fields would go through a name change in 1934 and became known as Crosley Field, where the name and ballpark stood till 1972.
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