List of baseball parks in Baltimore
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This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Baltimore, Maryland. The information is a synthesis of the information contained in the references listed.
- Flat Rock aka Druid Hill Park
- Home of: Excelsior local club (1858-1859)
- Location: Eutaw Place (southwest, third base); Flat Rocks (southeast, right field); between the Rogers and Brooks farms; on the former site of Mount Vernon Cemetery.
- Currently: under Druid Lake in Druid Hill Park
- See SABR article
- Excelsior Field
- Home of: Excelsior and other local clubs (1859-1860)
- One well-publicized game against Excelsior of Brooklyn on September 22, 1860. Jim Creighton's Brooklyn club defeated the locals 51-6.
- Location: North Avenue (north, third base / left field); Ross Road (now Druid Hill Avenue) (southwest, first base); eventual Gold Street (southeast, right field); just west of the site of Madison Avenue Grounds, and a few short blocks northeast of the site of Newington Park
- Currently: commercial, residential
- See SABR article
- Madison Avenue Grounds later Monumental Park
- Home of: non-league clubs prior to 1873; Maryland – NA (1873); Baltimore – Union Association (1884 - 1 game); Baltimore Eastern League (1884 - partial season)
- Location: Madison Avenue (southwest, home base); Boundary Avenue (later North Avenue) (north, beyond third base / left field); Linden Avenue (northeast, center field); old road approximating Robert Street (southeast, right field)
- Currently: Residential, churches
- Newington Park
- Home of: Lord Baltimore – National Association (1872–1874); Baltimore Orioles – American Association (1882)
- Location: Pennsylvania Avenue (northeast); Gold Street (southeast); Calhoun Street (southwest); Baker Street (northwest) – a few blocks west-southwest of the Madison Street ballpark – diamond position unknown
- Currently: Residential, school, church
- Oriole Park (I)
- Home of: Baltimore Orioles – American Association (1883–1888)
- Also used as a neutral site for one game in the 1887 World Series
- Location: Sixth Street / Huntingdon Avenue (later 25th Street) (north, right field); York Road (later Greenmount Avenue) (east, first base); Barclay Street (west, right field); eventual 24th Street (south, left field)
- Currently: Residential, commercial
- Belair Lot a.k.a. Union Park (I)
- Home of: Baltimore – Union Association (1884)
- Location - adjacent to Belair Market - contradictory details from two sources:
- Forrest Street (northeast); Low Street (southeast); Orleans Street (south); Gay Street (northwest)
- Forrest Street (northeast); Low Street (northwest); Orleans Street end (east); East Street (southwest)
- Currently: Commercial buildings, vacant lots
- Oriole Park (II)
- Home of:
- Baltimore Orioles – American Association (1889, mid-1891)
- Baltimore Orioles – Atlantic Association (1890)
- Location: 10th Street (later 29th) (north, home plate); York Road (later Greenmount) (east, third base, left field); future 9th Street (later 28th) (south, center field); future Barclay Street (west, first base, right field) – three blocks north of previous site
- Currently: Residential, commercial
- Union Park (II) a.k.a. Oriole Park (III)
- Home of: Baltimore Orioles – American Association (mid-1891) and NL (1892–1899)
- Location: 25th Street (north, home plate / third base); Barclay Street (east, left field); approximate line of Hunter Street (west, first base); approximate line of 23rd Street (south, right field) – just west of 1883–1889 site
- Currently: Residential, commercial
- Oriole Park (IV)
- Home of: Baltimore Orioles – American League (1901–1902); Baltimore Orioles – Eastern/International League (1903–1914)
- Location: Same as 1890–1891 site – 10th Street (later 29th) (north, home plate); York Road (later Greenmount) (east, third base); 9th Street (later 28th) (south, center field); Barclay (west, first base)
- Currently: Residential, commercial
- Terrapin Park / Oriole Park V
- Home of: Baltimore Terrapins – Federal League (1914–1915); Baltimore Orioles – IL (1916–mid-1944)
- Location: 10th Street (later 29th) (south, first base); York Road (later Greenmount) (east, right field); 11th Street (later 30th) (north, left field); Vineyard Lane (originally Gilmore Lane) (northwest, third base) – just across the street to the north from previous Oriole Park; Barclay now cuts through the property.
- Currently: Commercial businesses
- Westport Park
- Home of: Baltimore Black Sox (1917–1920)
- Location: Westport neighborhood – Annapolis Road (State Highway 648) (west, home plate); Clare Street, then Waterview Avenue (to the south, right field); Patapsco River (to the east, center field); Ridgleys Cove (to the north, left field)
- Currently: vacant
- Maryland Park
- Home of: Baltimore Black Sox – Negro leagues (1923–1932)
- Location: Bush Street and a branch of Ridgleys Cove (northeast, third base); Annapolis Road (State Highway 648) (northwest, first base); Ridgleys Cove (south and southeast, outfield); half a mile or so north of Westport Park
- Currently: Wheelabrator Baltimore
- A picture of the ballpark
- Ballpark outline faintly visible on Sanborn map
- Bugle Field
- Home of: Baltimore Black Sox – Negro leagues (1932–1934); Baltimore Elite Giants – Negro leagues (1938–1949)
- Location: Federal Street (south, first base); 1601 Edison Highway (west, third base); railroad tracks (northeast, outfield)
- Currently: vacant lot, previously Rockland Industries plant
- Westport Stadium a.k.a. Westport Park (II)
- Home of: Baltimore Elite Giants 1950
- Location: Westport neighborhood – 3008 Annapolis Road (State Highway 648) (east); Baltimore-Washington Parkway (State Highway 295) (west); West Patapsco Avenue (south)
- Currently: commercial / industrial
- Pictures of the ballpark
- Memorial Stadium
- Home of: Baltimore Orioles – IL (mid-1944–1953); Baltimore Orioles – American League (1954–1991); Bowie Baysox, Eastern League (1993)
- Location: 33rd Street (south, home plate); Ellerslie Avenue (west, third base); 36th Street (north, center field); Ednor Road (east, first base)
- Currently: Public park amidst commercial and residential development
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- Home of: Baltimore Orioles – AL (1992–present)
- Location: 333 West Camden Street – Camden Street (north, left field); Eutaw Street (east, right field); Briscoe and Houser Streets (south, first base); Conway Street (west, third base)
See also
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Ballparks of North America, Michael Benson, McFarland, 1989.
- House of Magic, by the Baltimore Orioles, 1991.
- Green Cathedrals, by Phil Lowry, several editions.
- The Home Team, by James H. Bready, several editions.
- The Federal League of 1914–1915, by Marc Okkonen, SABR, 1989.
- Baseball Memories, by Marc Okkonen, Sterling Publishing, 1992.