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− | + | '''Legion Field''' was a Pensacola ballpark fronting on [[Gregory Street|Gregory]] and [[H Street]]s featuring a single-decked, wooden grandstand. Its home team was the [[Pensacola Fliers]]. | |
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− | '''Legion Field''' | ||
− | + | [[Image:BabeRuthLegionField.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Babe Ruth at Legion Field]] | |
− | + | On [[March 31]]. [[1929]],{{date uncertain}} the [[Wikipedia:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]] — including star players [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]] and [[Wikipedia:Lou Gehrig|Lou Gehrig]] — played the Fliers as part of a spring training tour of the South. More than 3,000 fans turned out for the game, which the Yankees won 12-2. | |
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− | == | + | *Deborah J. Dunlap & Tracey L. Martin. ''Remember When... (Volume One): A Pictorial Journey into Pensacola's Past''. Bayshore Publishing Group, 2002. |
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