Brotherhood Park
Cleveland, OH · 1890–1890 · also known as Players League Park
Cleveland, OH
1890–1890
Also recorded as Players League ParkBrotherhood Park was a ballpark in Cleveland, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 30, 1890 and the last on October 4, 1890. The register files it under the Players' League. It was also known as Players League Park.
62 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1890. The Cleveland Infants played 1 season here, in 1890. Across those seasons the club went 55-75.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 30, 1890, when the Cleveland Infants beat the Chicago Pirates 6–5. Frank Dwyer started for the Chicago Pirates and Henry Gruber for the Cleveland Infants. Lon Knight was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 4, 1890, when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Infants 16–4. Bill Husted started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Henry Gruber for the Cleveland Infants. Jack Sheridan was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 7,500, for a game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Infants on July 4, 1890.
The major leagues also played in Cleveland, OH at National Association Grounds (1871–1872), League Park I (1879–1884), Cedar Avenue Driving Park (1887–1887), League Park II (1887–1890), and League Park III (1891–1909), and 3 other grounds.
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