Adelaide Avenue Grounds
Providence, RI · 1875–1875
Providence, RI
1875–1875
Adelaide Avenue Grounds was a ballpark in Providence, RI. The first major-league game the register places here was on June 12, 1875 and the last on June 22, 1875. The register files it under the National Association.
2 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1875. The park register names the New Haven Elm Citys and the Boston Red Stockings as having played here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 12, 1875, when the New Haven Elm Citys beat the Hartford Dark Blues 3–2. Johnny Ryan started for the New Haven Elm Citys and Candy Cummings for the Hartford Dark Blues. Franklin Mitchell was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 22, 1875, when the Boston Red Stockings beat the Brooklyn Atlantics 11–0. John Cassidy started for the Brooklyn Atlantics and Al Spalding for the Boston Red Stockings. Tommy Beals was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 1,400.
The major leagues also played in Providence, RI at Messer Street Grounds (1878–1885).