"Let There Be Light!" Crosley Field The Kingdome with the arrival of a

with the arrival of a new big league team (the former Cleveland club)

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

Opened in 1956

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

They came to Indianapolis in 1946 after stints in Cincinnati

"Let There Be Light!" Crosley Field The Kingdome with the arrival of aIt 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.