Advice for detecting a baseball field.

[Jay In NewKen]

This might seem like an obvious question, but need some advice. The park I've been hitting has a baseball field thats been there for 50+ years and it's BIG. I'm not sure if it's still in use, so i concentrated around the bleachers which are only down the first base line. Not much goin on there. Some clad, but not much. Should i start detecting the outfield? Right field is adjacent to the rest of the park, left field, is again a hillside with no bleachers where the park ends. Hard to think outside the box when the box is huge!

Any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jay

 

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[mmelugin]

The ball field I hunt is around the same age too and has been reconfigured a few times. What is bleachers noe used to the outfield and home plate was deep center. I find some old stuff out in the field as well as newer clad and jewelry too. So check it all out. Ask someone who has been around where there might have been old bleachers. Good luck

 

[firemac]

check the hill side in left field,where people would sit and watch

 

[Mzjavert]

I haven't hunted a lot of BB fields, but those I have tend to turn up some goodies. I found a gold ring under the "dug out" bench...among dozens of pull tabs. Snagged a nice silver spinner in LF of another field. I also got clad, an elongated cent, an old chain, part of a mid-century padlock, and a couple of cars out of that field. I also found one cool, around 50 years old, dog tag in another BB field. It's easier if it's surrounded by a fence so you can use that as a guideline while hunting. But as the member above mentioned, I'd probably hit the hill first. Break it up into sections to make it easier. Don't forget behind home plate and the infield.

As far as bleacher areas. I personally have never had any luck in this area. But others have. So include that in your searches.

 

[Mackaydon]

You might try these folks: A. Mattucci Aerial Photography : Listed in Professional Photographers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ask them if they have any stock aerial photos from 'back in the day' of the area (ball field) you are searching.
If not, ask them where they would suggest you look for such aerials.
Don.......

 

[jeff of pa]

I would need location with Cross streets, to do it for ya so here ya go.
I use this site religiously. I even refresh My memory here before each hunt

Penn Pilot Photo Centers 1937 to 1942 Era
1957 - 1962 era
and 1967 to 1972 era Arials check 'em all out & compare

 

[Jay In NewKen]

Thanks for all the info! I'll have to re-read these posts when i get to work. LoL

One thing i should have described better. When i said, hill, it should have been "near vertical cliff up to the high way."

 

[Ism]

Jay, don't forget the area between pitchers mound and home plate.
I don't have much luck at ball parks, but I have found a couple rings in that location at an old grass diamond.

 

[Jay In NewKen]

I did previous research regarding this park, plus I live 5 minutes away and have been going there as long as I remember. Here are two aerial views. The first from 2006, the second from 1959. There are older photos, but the details are blurred. The reason I posted this question origninally was to see if the field could produce finds. It could take quite awhile to go over the entire thing, but that's ok too, if it's worth hitting. Jeff, I've never heard of that site before, I'll have to check it out later today along with the other suggestions.

 

[jeff of pa]

if it's the Field I think the Hill would be loaded with Trash from Vehicles.
and is probably so Grown up it's un-detectable ?



Looks like in 1939 diamond may have been east end of field ?


Going by location on curve

also appears to have rows like a farmers field ?

 

[Jay In NewKen]

Yes, its def the same field. The oldest photo i found was 47, but bad resolution. Good detective work LoL. And that image now makes me real curious, thank you for posting. Is it from the site you posted earlier?

Now i'm sure this park has been detected hundreds of times, but i enjoy it there and will be investigating left field.

Thanks again

 

[jeff of pa]

Yes, its def the same field. The oldest photo i found was 47, but bad resolution. Good detective work LoL. And that image now makes me real curious, thank you for posting. Is it from the site you posted earlier?

Now i'm sure this park has been detected hundreds of times, but i enjoy it there and will be investigating left field.

Thanks again

Yes Penpilot Arial

Good Luck !

 

[cooper1841]

I even use Penn-Pilot, in Mich. I love it!

 

[cudamark]

I would grid the whole area. Might take you a while but so what? I've found the highest concentration of finds to be along the foul lines, bleachers, snack bar, dugouts, pitcher's mound, home plate area, and the strip of ground from the base lines to shallow outfield. This seems to the best for me. My thinking is that it's an area where players are running, diving, sliding, and colliding with other players the most. I'd also check that bank between the road and left field. Probably pretty junky but I'd hit it hard to see what is under the modern stuff.