Howard Avenue Grounds
New Haven, CT · 1875–1875 · also known as Brewster Park
New Haven, CT
1875–1875
Also recorded as Brewster ParkHoward Avenue Grounds was a ballpark in New Haven, CT. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 21, 1875 and the last on October 28, 1875. The register files it under the National Association. It was also known as Brewster Park.
27 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1875 and 1877.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 26, 1875, when the Brooklyn Atlantics beat the New Haven Elm Citys 3–2. John Cassidy started for the Brooklyn Atlantics and Tricky Nichols for the New Haven Elm Citys. Charles Daniels was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 22, 1877, when the Hartford Dark Blues beat the Chicago White Stockings 11–9. George Bradley started for the Chicago White Stockings and Terry Larkin for the Hartford Dark Blues. Josh Bunce was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 2,000, for a game between the St. Louis Brown Stockings and the New Haven Elm Citys on July 30, 1875.
The major leagues also played in New Haven, CT at Hamilton Park (1875–1875).