Navin Field

Navin Field sat at the corner of Trumbull and Michigan in Detroit, a place the locals called The Corner. The ground opened in April 1912, built by Frank Navin for his baseball club. The team stayed there until the end of the 1999 season, long after the name changed to Briggs Stadium and then to Tiger Stadium. The building was eventually torn down in 2008.

The most striking feature was the flagpole in left-center field. It stood as a barrier against the sky, but rarely did a ball clear its height. The stands rose in steep tiers, with the upper deck extending over the right-field corner during the major expansions in the mid-1930s. The grass was Merion Bluegrass, cut short and kept green through the long summer.

The stadium held a crowd of 48,420 for the final game of the 1935 World Series. The Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs that day. Temporary seating was added for the event. The same ground hosted the Lions of the National Football League, though the gridiron lines were painted over the baseball diamond each autumn.