Rare picture of baseball at the Orange Bowl

[PeteU]

With the Marlins moving to the location of the former Orange Bowl, I figured it would be appropriate to post a picture I found of a baseball game being played at the Orange Bowl:

http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q344/Tommy_Carcetti/orangebowl.jpg

The Orange Bowl actually was home to several (minor league) Miami Marlins games from 1956 to 1960. The picture above I believe was taken at a game in 1956 where Satchel Paige was on the mound for the Marlins. 57,000 turned out for that game. Right field can't be more than 220-230 feet away, and you'll note the LA Coliseum-esqe wire screen to try to mitigate the cheap shots.

[Pelt]

My guess is that the right field line is more like 200 feet.

Was this before the western end of the stadium was enclosed?

[PeteU]

My guess is that the right field line is more like 200 feet.

Was this before the western end of the stadium was enclosed?

I believe it was.

I can't tell which end the diamond is at though.....at the new ballpark the diamond will be in the northwest corner, with downtown Miami beyond the left field wall.

[Gary Dunaier]

That is AWESOME, with the (unintentionally) unequal seating between the bases! You'll NEVER see anything like that in a stadium designed for baseball, of course...

[mrakbaseball]

Cool pic. RF is a joke and the 1st base stands just make me laugh., and people thought the L.A. Coliseum was an awkward fit for baseball.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Very interesting. Thanks Pete.

[PurpleMustReign]

Wow... you could bunt a HR to right. I wonder how far LF was?

Also, are both "dugouts" on the same side?

[Chevy114]

That is such a cool pic! Im shocked how crowded it is, but I guess Mr. Paige had that kind of following!