On a low foundation of a long-collapsed paint factory, Carroway Field lies along the Patapsco River’s inner harbor near downtown Baltimore. Named for its founding owner, painting supply magnate Edward Carroway, the elegant ballpark sports grandiose and iconic “witch’s hat” grandstands overlooking the Inner Harbor. Like the high-sailed and fast-paced ships for which they are…
Month: May 2021
Team Introduction: The Richmond Rifles
The LBL’s only current “southern” ballclub, the Richmond Rifles represent a remnant of the once-prestigious “Cotton Belt” clubs, long-since scattered into disarray following the collapse of the National League. A visionary project of the prominent Virginia tobacco magnate Michael J. Monroe, the Rifles of Richmond are a proud and aging ballclub of former greats among…