Built in 1947, Sherman Field is a premier baseball facility owned by the City of Lincoln and located at 2nd and South Street. Sherman Field has a long and proud history, having been the home of the Lincoln Chiefs in the ‘40s and ‘50s, with Hall of Fame players like Satchel Paige, Nellie Fox and Bobby Shantz.
Joe DiMaggio called Satchel Paige "the best and fastest pitcher I've ever faced".
Since 1961, this historic field has been used for American Legion and state high school baseball games. Thousands of boys of summer have learned to win and lose on this field every year.
Some of the most well known include Joba Chamberlain
and Alex Gordon, both former Huskers now playing in the Major Baseball League.
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