Built in 1970, Riverfront Stadium (later renamed Cinergy Field) was considered state-of-the-art for its time. The round “cookie-cutter” facility was multi-purpose and housed both the Reds and the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals.
Riverfront Stadium hosted five National League pennant winners and three World Series championship clubs. It was the site of Tom Browning’s perfect game in 1988, where Pete Rose became the all-time hits leader in 1985 and where Hall of Fame Reds players like Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan and Barry Larkin played. All-Star Games were hosted there in 1970 and 1988.
What occupies the space where Riverfront once stood? A lot of things.
Built in 1970, Riverfront Stadium (later renamed Cinergy Field) was considered state-of-the-art for its time. The round “cookie-cutter” facility was multi-purpose and housed both the Reds and the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals.
Riverfront Stadium hosted five National League pennant winners and three World Series championship clubs. It was the site of Tom Browning’s perfect game in 1988, where Pete Rose became the all-time hits leader in 1985 and where Hall of Fame Reds players like Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan and Barry Larkin played. All-Star Games were hosted there in 1970 and 1988.
What occupies the space where Riverfront once stood? A lot of things.
Reds fans and history buffs can still find elements and evidence of Riverfront Stadium today. It just requires walking around.
To find the former home plate, look for the bronze plate located on the lowest level of the Central Riverfront garage
On Sept. 11, 1985, Rose singled to left field for career hit No. 4,192 to pass Ty Cobb as the all-time leader. The spot is appropriately marked with roses.
“It’s marked right south of the Hall of Fame, right next to the 1869 Red Stockings pavilion in left-center field. First base has a marker inside the Moerlein Lager House lobby near the host desk,”
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