Eclipse Park III
Louisville, KY · 1899–1899
Louisville, KY
1899–1899
Eclipse Park III was a ballpark in Louisville, KY. The first major-league game the register places here was on August 22, 1899 and the last on September 2, 1899. The register files it under the National League.
13 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1899. The Louisville Colonels played 1 season here, in 1899. Across those seasons the club went 75-77.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 22, 1899, when the Louisville Colonels beat the Cleveland Spiders 15–6. Charlie Knepper started for the Cleveland Spiders and Deacon Phillippe for the Louisville Colonels. Al Mannassau was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 24, 1899, when the Louisville Colonels beat the Cleveland Spiders 5–1. Jack Harper started for the Cleveland Spiders and Bert Cunningham for the Louisville Colonels. Arlie Latham was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 11,300.
Other parks stood on this ground: Eclipse Park I (1882–1893) and Eclipse Park II (1893–1899). The major leagues also played in Louisville, KY at Louisville Baseball Park (1876–1877), Eclipse Park I (1882–1893), and Eclipse Park II (1893–1899).