Capitoline Grounds

Capitoline Grounds was a ballpark in Brooklyn, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 6, 1872 and the last on October 9, 1872. The register files it under the National Association.

18 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1872. The Brooklyn Atlantics played 1 season here, in 1872. Across those seasons the club went 9-28. Its recorded capacity is 5,000.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 6, 1872, when the Troy Haymakers beat the Brooklyn Atlantics 17–1. George Zettlein started for the Troy Haymakers and Jim Britt for the Brooklyn Atlantics. Andy Leonard was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 31, 1872, when the Baltimore Canaries beat the Brooklyn Atlantics 14–7. Bobby Mathews started for the Baltimore Canaries and Jim Britt for the Brooklyn Atlantics. Jim Hall was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 1,500, for a game between the New York Mutuals and the Brooklyn Atlantics on July 8, 1872.

The major leagues also played in Brooklyn, NY at Union Grounds (1871–1877), Washington Park I (1884–1889), Washington Park II (1889–1890), Eastern Park (1890–1897), and Washington Park III (1898–1912), and 2 other grounds.