Palace of the Fans

Palace of the Fans

League Park III
Former names	League Park (1884–1901)
Location	Findlay St. & McLean Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates	39°7′1″N 84°32′12″W / 39.11694°N 84.53667°W / 39.11694; -84.53667
Capacity	6,000
Field size	Left Field - 360 ft (109.7 m)[1] Left-Center - 418 ft (127.4 m) Center Field - 400 ft (121.9 m) Right-Center - 375 ft (114.3 m) Right Field - 450 ft (137.2 m)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1901
Opened	April 17, 1902
Closed	October 6, 1911
Demolished	1911
Tenants
Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (1902–1911)

Palace of the Fans was a Major League baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home of the Cincinnati Reds from 1902 through 1911. The ballpark was on an asymmetrical block bounded by Findlay Street (south), Western Avenue (northeast, angling), York Street (north) and McLean Avenue (west).

The "Findlay and Western" intersection was the home field of the Reds from 1884 through June 24, 1970, when the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. The location of the diamond and consequently the main grandstand seating area was shifted several times during the 86½ seasons that the Reds played there. The Palace of the Fans was actually the second of three parks that stood on the site:

1884–1901: League Park (I and II)

1902–1911: Palace of the Fans aka League Park (III)

1912–1970: Redland Field, renamed Crosley Field in 1934