1942 Diagram of Braves Field: Vintage Atlanta Braves Ballpark Layout
The page from the 1942 Sporting News Baseball Record Book features statistical information for various players associated with the Boston Braves and other teams in the Major Leagues. It includes comprehensive batting statistics such as games played, at-bats, runs scored, hits, triples, home runs, runs batted in (RBIs), bases on balls, stolen bases, and batting percentages. Notable players mentioned include Vallie Eaves from the Chicago team, William Wietelmann of Boston, Ace Adams from New York, and others hailing from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The page also illustrates a diagram of Braves Field, detailing its dimensions, with distances such as 350 feet to left field and 390 feet to center field.