Forepaugh Park

Forepaugh Park was a ballpark in Philadelphia, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 30, 1890 and the last on October 5, 1891.

137 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1890 and 1891. The Philadelphia Athletics played 1 season here, in 1890. Across those seasons the club went 68-63.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 30, 1890, when the Boston Reds beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9–6. Matt Kilroy started for the Boston Reds and Charlie Buffinton for the Philadelphia Athletics. Bob Ferguson was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 5, 1891, when the Boston Reds beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6–0. George Haddock started for the Boston Reds and Ice Box Chamberlain for the Philadelphia Athletics. Bob Ferguson was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 11,715, for a game between the Chicago Pirates and the Philadelphia Athletics on May 30, 1890.

The major leagues also played in Philadelphia, PA at Jefferson Street Grounds (1871–1890), Centennial Park (1875–1875), Oakdale Park (1882–1882), Recreation Park (1883–1886), and Keystone Park (1884–1884), and 8 other grounds.