The story
Youth baseball facility built on historic Tiger Stadium site, featuring original flagpole
Everything that was here
- 2016–present · still open
The Corner Ballpark - Detroit PALYouth Sports Facility
Youth baseball facility built on historic Tiger Stadium site, featuring original flagpole
See the map in 2017 → - 1912–1999
Tiger Stadium (Navin Field/Briggs Stadium)Baseball Stadium
Historic baseball stadium hosting Tigers for 87 years - witnessed Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and the 1968 World Series champions
See the map in 1913 → - 1912–1999
Tiger StadiumStadium
Babe Ruth hit his 700th career home run here, and what many consider the longest verified home run in baseball history—estimated at 575 feet.
See the map in 1913 → - 1896–1911
Bennett ParkBaseball Stadium
Original wooden grandstand ballpark that hosted Detroit Tigers from 1896-1911
See the map in 1897 →
Did you know?
Fans could touch the warning track from the front row seats
The stadium's distinctive green paint color was actually a mistake that stuck
Babe Ruth's 700th career home run was hit here
The corner hosted professional baseball for 104 consecutive years (1896-1999)
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Nearby history
Nancy Whiskey Pub
2644 Harrison St · 501 m away
Michigan Central Station (Ford Campus)
2001 15th St · 761 m away
MGM Grand Detroit
1777 Third Street · 774 m away
Chin Tiki
2121 Cass Avenue · 1.2 km away
Leland City Club
400 Bagley St · 1.2 km away
Detroit Masonic Temple
500 Temple St · 1.3 km away
When Detroit's Masons laid this temple's cornerstone in 1922, they spread the mortar with the same trowel George Washing
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