1959 Cincinnati Reds Crosley Field Layout and Staff Information
The page from the 1959 edition of The Sporting News Dope Book provides an overview of the Cincinnati Redlegs, a Major League Baseball team. The organizational structure includes Powel Crosley, Jr. as President, with other key figures such as Gabriel Paul as Vice-President and General Manager, and E. Mayo Smith serving as the team's Manager. The document details their farm system, which includes affiliations with teams in Havana (AAA), Nashville and Seattle (AA), and several others located in various cities like Savannah and Topeka. It also highlights Crosley Field, home to the Cincinnati Reds, which has a seating capacity of 30,322. The field dimensions are specified, including the height of the walls and distances to the foul lines, specifically: 328 feet to left field, 382 feet to center, and 366 feet to right field.