Sam Crawford Baseball Field

Sam Crawford Baseball Field stands as a tribute to “Wahoo Sam” Crawford, the National Baseball Hall of Famer who was born and raised in the small, East Central Nebraska community of Wahoo. Sam Crawford played Major League Baseball, first for the Cincinnati Reds and later for the Detroit Tigers, where he was a teammate of Ty Cobb. Crawford was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957 and holds the MLB record for most career triples.

Wahoo’s baseball icon is featured prominently at the ballpark that bears his name. Several painted murals on the grandstand walls pay tribute to Crawford. One of which is a large “309” with white numbers on blue background, a reference to Crawford’s MLB career triples record. A painted replica of Crawford’s Hall of Fame plaque adorns the wall as well, right next to a black and white mural of the man himself.

The ballfield itself is a Hall of Fame worthy playing surface. It features a smooth, grass infield and in-ground dugouts. The outfield is spacious and symmetrical, and in perhaps another nod to Crawford, 309 feet of homerun power is required to clear the left field fence. There are bullpens down the left and right field lines. A batting cage sits just outside the perimeter fence, adjacent to the right field bullpen.

Another unique feature of the ballpark is the grandstand seating, which consists of concrete bleachers and red stadium seats salvaged from Rosenblatt Stadium, the former home of the College Baseball World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

The yard is home to the Wahoo American Legion Post #82 Junior and Senior baseball teams. The Wahoo Juniors won Nebraska State Championships in 2000 and 2023. The Wahoo Wombats, a local town team and member of the Dodge County Baseball League, also play their home games at Sam Crawford Baseball Field.