Huntingdon Grounds II
Philadelphia, PA · 1894–1894
Philadelphia, PA
1894–1894
Huntingdon Grounds II was a ballpark in Philadelphia, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on August 18, 1894 and the last on September 6, 1894. The register files it under the National League. The register describes this as a temporary ground used after the August 6, 1894 fire.
22 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1894.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 18, 1894, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Spiders 11–6. Mike Sullivan started for the Cleveland Spiders and Jack Taylor for the Philadelphia Phillies. Tim Keefe was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 6, 1894, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 16–2. Bill Wittrock started for the Cincinnati Reds and Jack Taylor for the Philadelphia Phillies. Bob Emslie was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 8,200, for a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies on August 27, 1894.
Another park stood on this ground: Huntingdon Grounds I (1887–1894). 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.