Six days after they bid farewell to Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds christened Riverfront Stadium on June 30, 1970, launching the most prosperous era in the city’s sports history.. The ...

The Cincinnati Reds closed out the Crosley Field era 50 years ago with the last game at the ballpark on June 24, ... demolished in 1972, ... Riverfront Stadium could seat 20,000 more.

Today marks the 19th anniversary of the demolition of Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati in 2002. On this date 19 years ago, the former home of the Bengals and Reds was demolished. Sections ...

WKRC-12 reports that Helms was the first to hit a home run at the Riverfront Stadium in 1970. He also appeared in all five games in the Reds’ World Series loss to the Baltimore Orioles that year.

Helms also hit the first-ever Reds home run at Riverfront Stadium in 1970, his only homer that season. He started all five games in the World Series loss to the Baltimore Orioles that year.

Accompanied by his family, Robinson, in 1972 a 53-year-old Hall of Famer, took the field before 53,224 spectators at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium to a rousing and lengthy ovation.