Municipal Stadium in Hagerstown, Maryland
Yesterday afternoon Char closed “the office” and we took a day trip to Washington County, Maryland, about a two-hour drive southeast of our home.
Our first stop was at Fort Frederick State Park for a walk on the wetlands trail. On our short walk on the wetlands trail we saw a Great Blue Heron, a Green Heron, a few turtles, a number of wildflowers, and lots of dragonflies. I was hoping to see some dragonflies and, although we saw a variety of species, I only got a few photos, as access to the edge of the water was limited.
The park is the site of a stone fort dating from the French and Indian War in the mid-1700s. The 184-mile C&O Canal National Historical Park bicycling path passes through the park and the 23-mile Western Maryland Rail Trail’s eastern terminus is near the park. We’ve bicycled on both trails over the years. We’ve also camped at the park – many years ago!
Then it was off to Hagerstown for an evening of minor league baseball. The Pirates’ Low Class A affiliate, the West Virginia Power, was in town to play the Suns. I wanted to check out some of the Power players, especially Tony Sanchez, the Pirates first round pick in this year’s draft. The Power won this South Atlantic League game, 8-3. Yeah!
Municipal Stadium is an old-time stadium, built in 1931. In the early 1950s, the Suns were affiliated with the (then) New York Giants. When the Giants signed Willie Mays out of the Negro Leagues, they assigned him to Hagerstown, and he played his first games here at Municipal stadium. The stadium is nothing fancy, in fact most of the seating is just bleachers without backs, which took a toll on my back by the end of the night. It was “Thirsty Thursday,” with a 12-ounce beer being only $1.25, so Char took advantage of that offer on the humid, mid-80s evening.
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