[3] In 1919, Rube Foster organized a number of baseball teams featuring black players in northern cities.

The 1919 games were a success, so in 1920, Foster organized the Negro National League with nine teams, including the Stars.

[3] However, in July 1929, the grandstand caught fire when the grounds crew attempted to dry the field.

[2] He leased land near the Grand Trunk Railway tracks from the Detroit Lumber Company.

[2] The park opened in May 1930 for the start of the 1930 season; Roesink hired Ty Cobb to throw out the first pitch.

The Detroit Stars were reconstituted in 1933, also playing at Hamtramck Stadium, but lasted just one season.

[2] In the same year, John Roesnick had tax problems and lost control of Hamtramck Stadium.

[8] Still, there was one more Negro League season at Hamtramck Stadium in 1937, when the Detroit Stars were again reconstituted.

[2] As with most fields of the era, Hamtramck Stadium was available for rental for other sporting events or activities.

Additional renovations carried out in 1976 eliminated portions of the arms extending on each side of the grandstand.

[2] However, as Dodge Main and the Catholic High Schools were closed, the usage of Hamtramck Stadium declined.

At least 16 future members of the Hall of Fame played at Hamtramck Stadium, including Satchel Paige; Josh Gibson; Turkey Stearnes of the Detroit Stars; and Willie Wells, Cool Papa Bell, and Mule Suttles of the Detroit Wolves.

Hamtramck Stadium, as originally built, seated about 8,000 people in the concrete-and-steel grandstand.

Chain link fences behind the bleachers and atop the roof protected cars from foul balls.

[2] The outfield was surrounded by a twelve-foot high corrugated metal fence, a fairly unusual and expensive feature for its time.