Doc E, Dallas, TX -- Jul 21, 2007 03:37 AM
10 visit(s). My rating: 6
Windy Roosevelt Stadium had a pretty good playing field. It housed a lot of minor league baseball for years and you could see well from the seats. It was unusual stadium in that it was kind of big for the minor league ball of the day but small for major league games. Of course, the dated construction left the need for more parking. The Brooklyn Dodgers drew very well when they played there in 1956. In fact, at the pace the Jersey City crowd set for 7 games (averaging a near-capacity 22,571 in attendance) the Dodgers could have drawn the second highest attendance total in the National League, and the third highest in franchise history. Amazing, considering that Jersey City was full of fans of New York Giants, the Dodger's arch-rival! But then again, Jersey City is extremely close to both Manhattan and Brooklyn.