"Let There Be Light!" Crosley Field The Kingdome he played mostly in the

he played mostly in the outfield and at first base

The city's pro basketball team played there for a decade (1978-1988)

it was renamed the Apollos but lasted only 1 more season

After his playing days he became a popular analyst for baseball broadcasts

From 1910 through the mid-1930s

"Let There Be Light!" Crosley Field The Kingdome he played mostly in theIt took some convincing, but in 1935 Cincinnati convinced the league to allow night baseball in order to draw more fans. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, sitting in the White House in Washington, D. C., threw the switch that lit up Crosley Field on May 24, 1935. A crowd of 20,422 watched the home team top the Philadelphia 2 1.