Sanford Municipal Athletic Field
Dublin Core
Title
Sanford Municipal Athletic Field
Alternative Title
Sanford Municipal Athletic Field
Subject
Stadiums--Florida
Ballparks
Baseball--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Baseball fields--Florida
Baseball diamonds
Description
Black and white photographs of the front of Sanford Municipal Athletic Field and of the infield and bleachers . Located less than a mile from Historic Downtown Sanford, Sanford Memorial Stadium now stands next to the original site, which was built in 1926. Many Major League stars have played in the stadium including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Tim Raines, and David Eckstein.
Sanford Stadium is the location where Jackie Robinson first took to the field in 1946 to play baseball as a member of a white Class AAA International League Team in Daytona Beach, Florida, which was partnered with the Montreal Royals. By the time Robinson took the field, however, the crowd ended up booing him off before he could play. The police chief had actually threatened to cancel the game if Robinson took the field.
Sanford Stadium is the location where Jackie Robinson first took to the field in 1946 to play baseball as a member of a white Class AAA International League Team in Daytona Beach, Florida, which was partnered with the Montreal Royals. By the time Robinson took the field, however, the crowd ended up booing him off before he could play. The police chief had actually threatened to cancel the game if Robinson took the field.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1924-01-01/1952-12-31
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photographs.
Is Part Of
Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.
Sanford Baseball Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
261 KB
245 KB
Medium
2 black and white photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.802701, -81.25551
Temporal Coverage
1924-01-01/1952-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Florida Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey V.
Source Repository
External Reference
Lamb, Chris. Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson's First Spring Training. Lincoln, Neb: University of Nebraska Press, 2004.
"Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium." Sanford Florida. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=311.
McCarthy, Kevin. Baseball in Florida. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press, 1996.
Crepeau, Richard C. Baseball, America's Diamond Mind, 1919-1941. Orlando: University Presses of Florida, 1980.
External Reference Title
Transcript
SANFORD MUNICIPAL ATHLETIC FIELD
Ball Park
Ball Park
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 black and white photographs
Collection
Citation
“Sanford Municipal Athletic Field,” RICHES, accessed May 29, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/875.