Exposition Park II
Pittsburgh, PA · 1883–1883 · also known as Upper Field
Pittsburgh, PA
1883–1883
Also recorded as Upper FieldExposition Park II was a ballpark in Pittsburgh, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 1, 1883 and the last on June 9, 1883. The register files it under the American Association. It was also known as Upper Field.
22 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1883 and 1884. The park register names the Pittsburg Alleghenys as having played here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 1, 1883, when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Pittsburg Alleghenys 4–0. Bobby Mathews started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Denny Driscoll for the Pittsburg Alleghenys. Charles Daniels was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 30, 1884, when the St. Louis Maroons beat the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 4–3. Henry Boyle started for the St. Louis Maroons and Hugh Daily for the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League). Charles Power was the plate umpire.
Other parks stood on this ground: Exposition Park I (1882–1884) and Exposition Park III (1890–1915). The major leagues also played in Pittsburgh, PA at Union Park (1878–1878), Exposition Park I (1882–1884), Recreation Park (1884–1890), Exposition Park III (1890–1915), and Forbes Field (1909–1970), and 2 other grounds.