Agricultural Society Fair Grounds
Rockford, IL · 1871–1871
Rockford, IL
1871–1871
Agricultural Society Fair Grounds was a ballpark in Rockford, IL. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 5, 1871 and the last on September 26, 1871. The register files it under the National Association.
6 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1871. The Rockford Forest Citys played 1 season here, in 1871. Across those seasons the club went 4-21.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 6, 1871, when the Cleveland Forest Citys beat the Rockford Forest Citys 12–4. Al Pratt started for the Cleveland Forest Citys and Cherokee Fisher for the Rockford Forest Citys. J. H. Manny was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 3, 1871, when the Rockford Forest Citys beat the Fort Wayne Kekiongas 4–0. Bobby Mathews started for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas and Cherokee Fisher for the Rockford Forest Citys. Dent Sawyer was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 2,000, for a game between the Boston Red Stockings and the Rockford Forest Citys on July 10, 1871.
Further reading: Wikipedia