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Indians Say Goodbye to Municipal Stadium in Nostalgic Ceremony
The Indians marked the final game at Municipal Stadium with a nostalgic closing ceremony and a flood of memories. Andre Thornton and manager Mike Hargrove spoke of the move to the new park as bittersweet, while Nadine Glinski and the marketing team were lauded for a famed nostalgia drive. Major guests included Bob Feller and Bob Hope as 72,000 in attendance watched ground crew dig up home plate and players wear vintage uniforms.
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League Park
Andre Thornton
Indians
Mike Hargrove
Chicago White Sox
Tribe
Nadine Glinski
Nadine
Jeff Overton
Harder
Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
Early Wynn
Big Four
al Rosen
Max Alvis
Herb Score
Sam McDowell
Thornton
Rick Manning
Bob Hope
Hope
Hollywood
Crosby
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Mike Jeffas
Cleveland
Jeffas
Warwick
N. Y
New York Mets
Polo Grounds
Jeffus
Casey Stengel
Metropolitan Stadium
Bloomington
Minn
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Municipal Stadium
Baltimore
Minnesota
Texas Rangers
Arlington
Tex
Dallas
Rangers
Old League Park
E. 66Th St
Lexington, Ave
Pennsylvania
New York
First Base
DiPoto
Belle
RBI
Thomas