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Geauga Lake Grounds

Geauga Lake, OH · 1888–1888

Archive ground · visual record pending Geauga Lake Grounds

Geauga Lake, OH

1888–1888

No rights-cleared, venue-specific photograph was found. This identification plate uses only verified archive data and is not a reconstruction of the ground.

Geauga Lake Grounds was a ballpark in Geauga Lake, OH. The register places a single major-league date here, September 2, 1888. The register files it under the American Association.

3 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1888. The park register names the Cleveland Blues as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 22, 1888, when the Cleveland Blues beat the Baltimore Orioles 6–2. Phenomenal Smith started for the Baltimore Orioles and Jersey Bakley for the Cleveland Blues. Herm Doscher was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 26, 1888, when the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Blues 5–2. Silver King started for the St. Louis Browns and Jersey Bakley for the Cleveland Blues. John Gaffney was the plate umpire.