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| rdfs:comment | - George Ruth's first major league games were played with the Philadelphia Phillies in the hitter-friendly Baker Bowl. By this point Ruth had lost much of the strength in his pitching arm which had made him an attractive prospect as a younger man. Meanwhile, Phillies manager Art Fletcher refused to reassign Ruth to the outfield, so Ruth's performance was not awe-inspiring. He was able to set a new single-season record for home runs by a pitcher, with six. However, the Baker Bowl's design flaws took much of the luster off that record.
- The Baker Bowl was a baseball park in Philadelphia. In 2371, Benjamin Sisko and Jake Sisko saw that the crew of the USS McAuliffe had created a holodeck program featuring the Baker Bowl and the team the Philadelphia Athletics. (DS9 - Deep Space Nine Special comic: "Frozen Boyhood")
- Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds. It was on a small city block bounded by N. Broad St., W. Huntingdon St., N. 15th St. and W. Lehigh Avenue.
- Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds. It was on a small city block bounded by N. Broad St., W. Huntingdon St., N. 15th St. and W. Lehigh Avenue.
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| Former names | - National League Park
- Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
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| Dimensions | - Center Field -
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- Center Field - 408 feet
- Left Field -
- Left Field - 341 feet
- Right Field - 280 feet
- Right-Center - 300 feet
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| Nickname | - The Band Box
- The Cigar Box
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| Title | - Home of the Philadelphia Eagles
- Home of the Philadelphia Phillies
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| tenants | - Philadelphia Phillies
- Philadelphia Eagles
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| Location | - United States
- Philadelphia, PA 19132
- Home plate: N 15th St & W Huntingdon St,
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| abstract | - Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds. It was on a small city block bounded by N. Broad St., W. Huntingdon St., N. 15th St. and W. Lehigh Avenue. The ballpark was initially built in 1887. At that time the media praised it as state-of-the-art. In that dead-ball era, the outfield was enclosed by a relatively low wall all around. Center field was fairly close, with the railroad tracks running behind it. Later, the tracks were lowered and the field was extended over top of them. Bleachers were built in left field, and over time various extensions were added to the originally low right field wall, resulting in the famous 60 foot fence. The ballpark's second incarnation opened in 1895. Its upper deck was notable for having the first cantilevered design in a sports stadium and was the first ballpark to be constructed primarily from steel and brick. It also took the rule book literally, as the sweeping curve behind the plate was about 60 feet, and instead of angling back toward the foul lines, the 60 feet wide foul ground extended all the way to the wall in right, and well down the left field line also. The spacious foul ground, while not fan-friendly, would have resulted in more foul-fly outs than in most parks, and thus was probably the park's one saving grace in the minds of otherwise-frustrated pitchers.
- George Ruth's first major league games were played with the Philadelphia Phillies in the hitter-friendly Baker Bowl. By this point Ruth had lost much of the strength in his pitching arm which had made him an attractive prospect as a younger man. Meanwhile, Phillies manager Art Fletcher refused to reassign Ruth to the outfield, so Ruth's performance was not awe-inspiring. He was able to set a new single-season record for home runs by a pitcher, with six. However, the Baker Bowl's design flaws took much of the luster off that record.
- The Baker Bowl was a baseball park in Philadelphia. In 2371, Benjamin Sisko and Jake Sisko saw that the crew of the USS McAuliffe had created a holodeck program featuring the Baker Bowl and the team the Philadelphia Athletics. (DS9 - Deep Space Nine Special comic: "Frozen Boyhood")
- Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds. It was on a small city block bounded by N. Broad St., W. Huntingdon St., N. 15th St. and W. Lehigh Avenue. The ballpark was initially built in 1887. At that time the media praised it as state-of-the-art. In that dead-ball era, the outfield was enclosed by a relatively low wall all around. Center field was fairly close, with the railroad tracks running behind it. Later, the tracks were lowered and the field was extended over top of them. Bleachers were built in left field, and over time various extensions were added to the originally low right field wall, resulting in the infamous -foot ( m) fence. The ballpark's second incarnation opened in 1895. Its upper deck was notable for having the first cantilevered design in a sports stadium and was the first ballpark to be constructed primarily from steel and brick. It also took the rule book literally, as the sweeping curve behind the plate was about feet ( m), and instead of angling back toward the foul lines, the -foot ( m) wide foul ground extended all the way to the wall in right, and well down the left field line also. The spacious foul ground, while not fan-friendly, would have resulted in more foul-fly outs than in most parks, and thus was probably the park's one saving grace in the minds of otherwise-frustrated pitchers.
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