Exposition Park I
Pittsburgh, PA · 1882–1884 · also known as Lower Field
Pittsburgh, PA
1882–1884
Also recorded as Lower FieldExposition Park I was a ballpark in Pittsburgh, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 9, 1882 and the last on August 30, 1884. It was also known as Lower Field.
69 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1882 and 1883. The Pittsburg Alleghenys played 2 seasons here, from 1882 to 1883. Across those seasons the club went 70-106.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 10, 1882, when the Pittsburg Alleghenys beat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 9–5. Jumbo McGinnis started for the St. Louis Brown Stockings and Harry Arundel for the Pittsburg Alleghenys. Robert Ross was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 6, 1883, when the Pittsburg Alleghenys beat the Cincinnati Red Stockings 12–4. Will White started for the Cincinnati Red Stockings and Bob Barr for the Pittsburg Alleghenys. Kick Kelly was the plate umpire.
Other parks stood on this ground: Exposition Park II (1883–1883) and Exposition Park III (1890–1915). The major leagues also played in Pittsburgh, PA at Union Park (1878–1878), Exposition Park II (1883–1883), Recreation Park (1884–1890), Exposition Park III (1890–1915), and Forbes Field (1909–1970), and 2 other grounds.