Hot Springs Baseball Grounds historical marker - Hot Springs, Arkansas

The historical marker above reads:
You are standing where the tradition of baseball spring training began. In 1886, baseball legends A.G. Spalding and Cap Anson brought the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) to this field to train and play spring games. They were joined by fellow Hall of Famers Mike “King” Kelly, John Clarkson and future evangelist Billy Sunday. On March 28, 1887, Cap Anson hit three home runs here.

Known as the “birthplace” of Major League spring training, Hot Springs hosted more than 300 professional ball players between the late 1800's through the middle of the 20th century, including 137 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In addition to the Great Bambino, the city welcomed many other legendary players: Cy Young, Jackie Robinson, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Rogers Hornsby and Hank Aaron, among others. What attracted them to the city was Hot Springs’ nationally-prized, thermal spring water – purported to cure a wide range of ailments.

The trend started in 1886 when the Chicago White Stockings, now the Cubs, came to Hot Springs to “boil out the winter”, according to a front-page story appearing in the first issue of the weekly newspaper “The Sporting News.” The team practiced daily on a makeshift field at the site of what is now the Garland County Courthouse. When the White Stockings went on to win the National League’s pennant that year, other teams took note.

Today, Hot Springs continues to be a most hospitable host to ballplayers with the construction of a new five-field baseball complex, and with events like the Hot Springs Baseball Weekend which invites major league players to town to help celebrate its unique connection to the game.

hotspringsbaseballtrail.com/see-the-trail/

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

Taken in: United States / Arkansas / Hot Springs Township / Hot Springs (show map)

Taken on: April 27, 2024

Tags:

Hot Springs Baseball Grounds historical marker

Hot Springs Baseball Grounds

Historic Baseball Trail

Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs, AR

Hot Springs

Arkansas

Garland County, Arkansas

JLR Photography

Nikon D7200

Nikon

D7200

photography

2024

Engineers with cameras

Photography for God

The South

Southern Photography

Scream of the Photographer

iBeauty

J.L. Ramsaur Photography

Tennessee Photographer

Spa City

where the tradition of baseball spring training began

'birthplace' of Major League spring training

birthplace spring training

birthplace of MLB spring training

Arkansas HDR

HDR

HDR Addicted

Photomatix

HDR Photomatix

HDR Village

HDR Worlds

HDR-Imaging

HDR.Right here right now

history

historic

Arkansas History

History is All Around Us

American Relics

Fading America

It's a Retro World After All

Old and Beautiful

vanishing America

sign

It's a sign

Signs, Signs

I see a sign

Sign City

started in 1886

Chicago White Stockings

boil out the winter

site of what is now the Garland County Courthouse

Hot Springs Baseball Weekend

Sports Illustrated

Sports Photography

Sports

Flickr Sports

rural South

rural

rural America

rural Arkansas

rural view

Small Town America

Americana

MLB

baseball

Major League Baseball

America’s Pastime

road trip destination

road trip

traveling « less

Sets appears in: • Arkansas • Sign/Signage - Vintage, Fading, or Rusty more » • Historic Buildings, Old Barns, and Other Things... « less

Groups appears in: • The Photographer's Club • Colors of the World more » • Baseball • Nikon Digital • Photography • Nikon • Arkansas • Southern Exposure • Words • Color and Colors - No computer-generated posts. • !FlickrSoup for Soul • Amateurs • Americana • CHRISTIAN PHOTOGRAPHY • Travel Photography • Major League Baseball • HDR • Flickritis: over 87,000 waiting for a vaccine. • Sign City • Nikon Digital Magic • Nikon Digital SLRs • FlickrToday (only 1 pic per day) • Total Photography (No AI or SL) • Flickr USA • Nice pictures • 2016 International Beauty • Rural America - (Opted out of 30/60) • ANYTHING ALLOWED!!!!!! • Christian Photographer Fellowship • Nikon DSLR Users • Your photo goes here! no 30/60 • History is All Around Us • America the Beautiful • Nikonians • Just me and my camera ! • The World Through My Eyes ... • American Beauty • my city • Quality HDR • MLB • Fading America • Small Town America • .Southern Photographers - Southern Images • HDR Unlimited • 10 Million Photos • Amatuer Photography • Geotagged: Arkansas • Self Taught Photographers - LOOK AT DISCUSSIONS FIRST! • God Bless America • 1 day we'll have the most photos on Flickr • HDR ADDICTED • Roadside America (Please read the Group Desc!) • I bring my camera everywhere (no 30/60 limit) • NIKON USERS ONLY • Tennessee Photographer • Amateur Sports Photography • Beautiful Capture • Engineers with Cameras • **Explore Unexplored!** (10 Favs & No Explored) • Nikon Digital Learning Center • All Nikon Photographers New and Experienced • calatorind prin.... viatza ( Journey through..... life ) • PSDTUTS • "Unlimited Photos: No Rules" (NO AI, CGI or SL images) • Baseball Unlimited • HDR-Imaging • Popular Photography Magazine • Sweet shot! New Contest: Coming Soon! • Spring and Summer Around the World ❀ • ***SCREAM OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER*** • This is Why I Love Photography • _The Best Of Nikon_ • Strictly GeoTagged (no 30/60 limit) • ONLY THE BEST, ONLY BY NIKON • HDR Photomatix • Photography for God • Nikon Shooters of All Skill Levels • ***Flickr Global • ★★★Shutter Bug - Tips & Tricks★★★ • All Gone to Look for America (USA, United States of America) • In travel with my Nikon • Flickr Social Club • A Photographer [No AI or SL] • Just any group • PLANET EARTH BACK IN THE DAY • Beauty of the USA • Nikon DSLR Club • Eyes Of Nikon • Planet Earth! • BE FREE Photographer's Network • Photographer Universe • Signs, Signs, everywhere a sign...(NO 30/60 Limit) • HDR.Right here right now. • Anything Nikon!! • HDR Worlds • NUESTRAS FOTOGRAFÍAS. • Sign of the Times (All Types of Signs) • The Photograph Bank • Galería Siabala • Nikon D7100 / D7200/ D7500 CLUB • Perfect Beauty II • brilliant flickr • Nikon DSLR Photographers • Photography is Life!! • Nikon Photographers • Photographers from around the world • H-D-R The Best • Images About Almost Anything • Photography with a Story • We love cameras • Nikon D7200 • Share a mood! • Energized pictures • ♥ AMERICA ᵇᵉᵃᵘᵗᶤᶠᵘˡ AMERICA ♥ • Nikon D7200 Official Group • This is Why I Bought A Camera • Today's Flickr • MONUMENT • Nikon D7200 Club • Nikon is my passion • Flickr Explore It • Nikon 7200 • Art of Exploration • Nikon D7200: From Snapshots to Great Shots • Nikon D7200ers • Show All Your Photos From Around The World. NO SL/AI • Group for all users of FLICKR - No 30/60 Groups Limit • The best picture of the world • AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER • Life Through A Hole • !* THE NEW SOUTH ✧ Please, ONLY QUALITY IMAGES!✧ • Great workmanship - past & present • ALL AMERICAS • Slice of Southern Life • The best photographs from around the world. • ¤¤ HDR ¤¤ (No limit 30/60) • Photo-Phactory • NO 30/60 Family safe only • ALL THE THINGS! (no 30/60 limit) • H D R C O L O R • Send Me A Sign • Show your EXIF • * no limits, just quality photography! • A group for all type of photos but no porn (No 30 • SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS Photos • LEST WE FORGET ITEMS • Fans of Flickr • What is the Story? • Capturing Colors • Beautiful and incredible places • Where was this photographed? « less

Camera: Nikon D7200, f/8.0, 24mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Aperture:	f/8.0
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	250
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Show full info

Stats: 1,746 views / 3 comments