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Belair Lot

Baltimore, MD · 1884–1884

Archive ground · visual record pending Belair Lot

Baltimore, MD

1884–1884

No rights-cleared, venue-specific photograph was found. This identification plate uses only verified archive data and is not a reconstruction of the ground.

Belair Lot was a ballpark in Baltimore, MD. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 17, 1884 and the last on September 24, 1884. The register files it under the Union Association.

50 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1884. The Baltimore Monumentals played 1 season here, in 1884. Across those seasons the club went 58-47.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 17, 1884, when the Baltimore Monumentals beat the Washington Nationals 7–3. Milo Lockwood started for the Washington Nationals and Bill Sweeney for the Baltimore Monumentals. Alexander Crawford was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 24, 1884, when the Baltimore Monumentals beat the Kansas City Cowboys 9–4. Peek-A-Boo Veach started for the Kansas City Cowboys and Al Atkinson for the Baltimore Monumentals. Dave Sullivan was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Baltimore, MD at Madison Avenue Grounds (1871–1871), Newington Park (1872–1882), Oriole Park I (1883–1889), Monumental Park (1884–1884), and Oriole Park II (1890–1891), and 5 other grounds.