The reasons for the failure of professional baseball in 1950 were obvious. There
was nobody in the stands. The Cubs drew only 34,000 fans all season long. That
failure probably had a lot to do with the fact that the Springfield Cubs' new stadium
was built on the cheap... no roof or protection from the sun, and it was
built only a few blocks from the sewer treatment plant. After only 1 1/2 seasons,
the brand new Memorial Baseball Stadium was taken out of service and never
to be used again. |