Baseball: Tiger Stadium field, foul poles to be saved
Associated Press
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DETROIT — Tiger Stadium may be coming down, but Detroit officials say the historic ballpark's field will be saved.
Fred Rottach (RO-tash), who oversees the stadium property for the city, says the playing field will remain intact after the park's demolition. He says the foul poles and flagpole also will be preserved.
Two Detroit-area contractors began demolition of the ballpark last week and spent Wednesday tearing into the outfield walls. An Aug. 1 deadline has been set for a nonprofit group to raise enough money to preserve part of the stadium.
The ballpark opened in 1912 as Navin Field, and the final major league game was played on Sept. 27, 1999.
