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IN HR0075

Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Wendy McNamara

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes Bosse Field on its 100th anniversary, acknowledging its role in Indiana's history as home to the Evansville Otters of the Independent Frontier League since its 1915 opening
  • Bosse Field was the first municipally owned sports facility in the United States and is the third-oldest baseball stadium after Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914)
  • Field hosted five professional teams including the Evansville Triplets (American Association titles in 1972, 1975, 1979), Evansville Braves (Three-I League titles in 1946, 1948, 1956, 1957), and River Rats (Central League titles in 1908, 1915)
  • Five Baseball Hall of Famers played at Bosse Field: Hank Greenberg, Chuck Klein, Edd Roush, Warren Spahn, and Sam Thompson
  • Directs the Principal Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of the resolution to Bosse Field's administration

Legislative Description

A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing Bosse Field on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

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