19th Century 3D Ballparks

[asrivkin]

OK, in an attempt to be thorough, I did a search on the boards and I'm delighted to point to another 19th century ballpark that's already been posted elsewhere.

Mytred made Rochester's Culver Park a couple of years back, and posted it in his thread here:
https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...2&postcount=13

This was used by the Rochester Broncos in their one and only American Association season, the only MLB club to call the Flower City their home save for the New York Black Yankees in their final season.

So, thank you Mytreds!

There's also a Star Park in Mytred's thread, but there were apparently five different ballparks in Syracuse that were called Star Park at least some of the time, and I think the one in that thread isn't the one used by either of the MLB Syracuse franchises.

[Jamesdyl17]

Originally Posted by asrivkin

This was used(Culver Field) in their one and only American Association season, the only MLB club to call the Flower City.

There's also a Star Park in Mytred's thread, but there were apparently five different ballparks in Syracuse that were called Star Park at least some of the time, and I think the one in that thread isn't the one used by either of the MLB Syracuse franchises.

I have both Rochester and Syracuse ballparks here.

Culver Field built in 1886 was located in Rochester, New York and home to the Rochester Broncos of the American Association in 1890.It would last until l907.

Newell Park also known as Star Park was located in Syracuse, New York built in 1878 and home to the Syracuse Stars of the National League in 1879.
The park closed in 1884.

Star Park II was located in Syracuse, New York from 1885 until 1904 home of the Stars American Association team in 1890.

[Jamesdyl17]

Three Rivers Park was located in Clay, New York and opened in the 1880's the part-time home of the Syracuse Stars American Association team in 1890.

[Jamesdyl17]

Putnam Grounds in Troy, New York was a sports ground which was home to the Troy Trojans baseball club of the National League from May 28, 1879 to September 20, 1879 and was located at Peoples Ave and 15th St, close to the public park known as Beman Park.

Also...

The Troy Ball Club Grounds was a baseball ground in Watervliet, New York.It was home to the Troy Trojans baseball club of the National League for the 1882 season and it closed down by around 1891.

[Jamesdyl17]

Gloucester Point Grounds located in Gloucester City, New Jersey was built in 1875 lasting until around 1890 and was the part-time home field of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association from 1888 through 1890.

[Jamesdyl17]

Columbus Recreation Park I was located on the south side of Mound Street and the east side of Parsons Avenue built in 1883 and lasting until 1884.It was home to the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association for those seasons.

Columbus Recreation Park II was located in the Schumacher Place neighborhood, and was bound by Schiller (now East Whittier) Street to the south (third base); the western edge of Jaeger Street to the west ; Ebner Street to the east (first base); and East Kossuth Street to the north (right field). This was the home field for the Columbus Salons of the American Association from 1889 through 1891.

[asrivkin]

Next up is the Worcester Agricultural Fairground ballpark, aka the Agricultural County Fair Grounds or Worcester Driving Park, home to a team sometimes called the Worcester Brown Stockings or Worcester Ruby Legs but apparently in their time just called the Worcester Worcesters. The Worcesters played in the National Association in 1879 (not the MLB precursor but a different league with the same name) before joining the National League from 1880-1882. They played in this park for their entire tenure, where it hosted both the first MLB perfect game and also the first true doubleheader (two games for one price). In addition, it hosted a couple of stray MLB games outside the Worcesters' tenure. After the baseball team folded the park was used for horse races for another decade or so.

Google Drive link to Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds

Jamesdyl17 posted a picture of the park a few days ago, I worked from that and a few other photos, along with a couple of period maps that are online. I rather like how this one turned out, actually--the map suggests the immediate area didn't have a whole lot of houses, and while the background might (or might not be) more rural than historically was the case, I think it fits pretty well.

The one thing that's most clearly ahistorical is that I omimtted the judge's stand from the racetrack infield. Given the descriptions I saw of how the field was oriented and where I assume they'd put it relative to the grandstand, I figured it was easier to just say they'd remove it during baseball season (or during games, anyhow). I also have the fences _very_ far from home plate, especially in left field. The park factors are set to 1 per usual practice in this thread for 19th-century parks so it won't matter in that sense, but you can expect pretty much every home run in this park to be an inside-the-park job....

As usual, I hope you enjoy it! I think Columbus' late 1880s-early 1890s AA ballpark will be up next...

[Jamesdyl17]

Perry Park was located in Keokuk, Iowa from 1874 until around 1895 and home to the Keokuk Westerns of the National Association in 1875.

[Jamesdyl17]

Rensselaer Park was located in Troy, New York from 1867 to 1917 home to Troy baseball games from 1867 until 1870 including the National Association of Baseball Players from 1868 until 1870.

[Jamesdyl17]

Riverfront Park aka Riverside Park located in Rensselaer, New York was built around 1878 being the alternate home to the Troy Trojans of the National League from 1880-1882 and it's where Roger Connor of Troy became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit a grand slam.It is considered the oldest standing Major League Ballpark in it's history..

[Jamesdyl17]

The Tri State Fairgrounds was located in Toledo, Ohio built around 1884 and home to the American Association Toledo Bluestockings for that year.It would last until 1917.

[asrivkin]

Hi all, and Happy Impending Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

Today we have the second of two Columbus ballparks called Recreation Park. This one was used for the American Association Columbus Solons for their entire existence, from 1889-1891. It also served as the home field for Ohio State's football team for its first eight seasons.

Google Drive Link to Columbus Recreation Park II

Not a whole lot to add. I took the layout of the grandstand and seating from an 1891 map (included below), which cut off the outfield. I estimated its size from the index map but also lengthened the right field line to about 300' from the indicated "real" length of 240' or so. The grandstand shape is funny, I wonder if it was built with an intention for dual baseball-football use?

While this park doesn't complete any years, it does put us in good shape to complete the AA for 1888 and 1889--the latter in particular should be easy enough since the one missing park (KC's Exposition Park) has a decent amount of information available and it was used until 1902. At the moment, though, I'm leaning toward tackling the St. George's Grounds in Staten Island next, which would complete 1886-1887 for the AA...

I'll try to update the first post in the thread with completed parks soon!

[BaseballMan]

Added it to my collection

[Jamesdyl17]

Putnam Grounds was located in Troy, NY from the 1860's until around 1890 and served as home to the Troy Haymakers of the National League in 1879 as shown in this map from 1888.

[Jamesdyl17]

South Street Park or South Street Grounds built in 1869 is a former baseball ground located in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. The ground was home to the Indianapolis Blues of the National League for the 1878 season and was also a neutral site for some Chicago White Stockings games during 1878.
The park would last until around 1880.

[AESP_pres]

Not much to got for but I noticed that Howard Avenue Grounds that was used by the New Haven Elm Citys in 1875 is missing in the 19th century ballparks...

http://www.projectballpark.org/history/na/newhaven.html

[Garlon]

I decided to do an audit of all of the ballparks that we have from the 19th century to see what ballparks have yet to be completed. Some of these may actually exist in other threads and some may be redundant ballparks that were used by other teams in the 19th century that were already made but and I just missed them in the audit. Please let me know if any of these that have been made and where to find them.

The most significant of these is perhaps Boundary Field 1891-1899.

Note: As I am posting this, I noticed that the St. Louis Maroons Sportsman's Park I is listed here but we actually have that model for the Cardinals. So please disregards that entry. The same goes for the Brooklyn 1890 Eastern Park.

After corrections, I think there are 45 ballparks remaining (10 of these are UA ballparks though which can basically be disregarded).

Columbia Park
Belair Lot
Dartmouth Grounds
Ridgewood Park
Olympic Park I
Recreation Park I
Centennial Grounds
National Association Grounds
East End Park
Brotherhood Park
South Street Park
Seventh Street Park II
Seventh Street Park III
Association Park I
Exposition Park
Association Park
Athletic Park
Grand Duchess
Louisville Baseball Park
Mansfield Club Grounds
Milwaukee Baseball Grounds
Wright Street Grounds
Nationals Grounds
Hamilton Park
St. George Cricket Grounds
Keystone Park
Forepaugh Park
Waverly Fairgrounds
Allens Pasture
Grand Avenue Park
Union Grounds
Red Stocking Baseball Park
St. Paul Park
Star Park I
Star Park II
Speranza Park
League Park
Haymakers' Grounds
Putnam Grounds
Troy Ball Club Grounds
Boundary Field
Perry Park
Union Street Park
Capitol Grounds
Athletic Park