Congress Street Grounds

Congress Street Grounds was a ballpark in Boston, MA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 19, 1890 and the last on June 20, 1894.

170 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1890 and 1894. The Boston Reds played 2 seasons here, from 1890 to 1891. Across those seasons the club went 174-90.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 19, 1890, when the Boston Reds beat the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 3–2. George Van Haltren started for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders and Matt Kilroy for the Boston Reds. John Gaffney was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 20, 1894, when the Boston Beaneaters beat the Baltimore Orioles 13–12. Sadie McMahon started for the Baltimore Orioles and Jack Stivetts for the Boston Beaneaters. Bob Emslie was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 8,500, for a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Beaneaters on May 30, 1894.

The major leagues also played in Boston, MA at South End Grounds I (1871–1887), Dartmouth Grounds (1884–1884), South End Grounds II (1888–1894), South End Grounds III (1894–1914), and Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901–1911), and 2 other grounds.