Avenue Grounds

Avenue Grounds was a ballpark in Cincinnati, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 25, 1876 and the last on August 27, 1879. The register files it under the National League. The register identifies a 1876 date here as baseball's first Ladies' Day.

132 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1876 and 1879. The Cincinnati Reds played 4 seasons here, from 1876 to 1879. Across those seasons the club went 104-158.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 25, 1876, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–1. George Bradley started for the St. Louis Brown Stockings and Cherokee Fisher for the Cincinnati Reds. Charlie Hautz was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 27, 1879, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Buffalo Bisons 5–2. Pud Galvin started for the Buffalo Bisons and Will White for the Cincinnati Reds. Thomas Gillean was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Cincinnati, OH at Lincoln Park Grounds (1871–1871), Bank Street Grounds (1880–1884), League Park I (1884–1893), East End Park (1891–1891), and League Park II (1894–1901), and 4 other grounds.