Lindbord-Cregg Field
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Lindborg-Cregg Field is a stadium
in Missoula, Montana
. It is primarily used for baseball
and was home to the Missoula Osprey
prior to Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
's opening for the 2004 season. It holds 2,200 people. It is currently the home of the Missoula Mavericks American Legion baseball teams. It is named for Russell W. Lindborg and William 'Bill' Cregg, two Missoula men who were active in promoting Missoula American Legion Baseball in the years following World War II. Russell Lindborg also served as Commander of the Missoula American Legion Post and as president of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce. He owned the Lindborg Tire Company.
During World War II, Russell W. Lindborg Sr. served as a non-combat pilot in the U.S. Army. After the war he returned to Missoula and joined the American Legion; he was the 1952-53 Commander of Hellgate Post 27 and the 1956-57 Montana State Commander. Lindborg reached the executive level of the organization as chair of the national defense committee from 1961-63.
Throughout most of the 1950s, Lindborg served as manager of the Missoula American Legion baseball team. As an owner of a tire business in Missoula for 33 years, Lindborg had many friends and received many local honors. He was president of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Missoula County Airport Board.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
. It is primarily used for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and was home to the Missoula Osprey
Missoula Osprey
The Missoula Osprey is a minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Missoula, Montana. The team plays its home games at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. The club is a member of the Pioneer League, a short-season league which is designated Rookie Advanced.The Osprey...
prior to Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
Ogren Park at Allegiance Field is a stadium in Missoula, Montana. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Missoula Osprey Pioneer League baseball team. Built in 2004, it seats 3,500 people. The park replaced Lindbord-Cregg Field. The field dimensions are to the left field...
's opening for the 2004 season. It holds 2,200 people. It is currently the home of the Missoula Mavericks American Legion baseball teams. It is named for Russell W. Lindborg and William 'Bill' Cregg, two Missoula men who were active in promoting Missoula American Legion Baseball in the years following World War II. Russell Lindborg also served as Commander of the Missoula American Legion Post and as president of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce. He owned the Lindborg Tire Company.
During World War II, Russell W. Lindborg Sr. served as a non-combat pilot in the U.S. Army. After the war he returned to Missoula and joined the American Legion; he was the 1952-53 Commander of Hellgate Post 27 and the 1956-57 Montana State Commander. Lindborg reached the executive level of the organization as chair of the national defense committee from 1961-63.
Throughout most of the 1950s, Lindborg served as manager of the Missoula American Legion baseball team. As an owner of a tire business in Missoula for 33 years, Lindborg had many friends and received many local honors. He was president of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Missoula County Airport Board.