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Hamilton Park

New Haven, CT · 1875–1875

Archive ground · visual record pending Hamilton Park

New Haven, CT

1875–1875

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

Hamilton Park was a ballpark in New Haven, CT. The register places a single major-league date here, April 21, 1875. The register files it under the National Association.

1 major-league game in this archive was played here, in 1875. The New Haven Elm Citys played 1 season here, in 1875. Across those seasons the club went 7-40.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 21, 1875, when the Boston Red Stockings beat the New Haven Elm Citys 14–3. Al Spalding started for the Boston Red Stockings and Tricky Nichols for the New Haven Elm Citys. Ham Avery was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 700.

The major leagues also played in New Haven, CT at Howard Avenue Grounds (1875–1875).