League Park I
Cleveland, OH · 1879–1884 · also known as Kennard Street Park
Cleveland, OH
1879–1884
Also recorded as Kennard Street ParkLeague Park I was a ballpark in Cleveland, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 1, 1879 and the last on October 11, 1884. The register files it under the National League. It was also known as Kennard Street Park.
275 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1879 and 1884.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 1, 1879, when the Providence Grays beat the Cleveland Blues 15–4. John Ward started for the Providence Grays and Jim McCormick for the Cleveland Blues. Edward Fountain was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 11, 1884, when the Providence Grays beat the Cleveland Blues 8–1. Old Hoss Radbourn started for the Providence Grays and John Harkins for the Cleveland Blues. Stewart Decker was the plate umpire.
Other parks stood on this ground: League Park II (1887–1890), League Park III (1891–1909), and League Park IV (1910–1946). The major leagues also played in Cleveland, OH at National Association Grounds (1871–1872), Cedar Avenue Driving Park (1887–1887), League Park II (1887–1890), Brotherhood Park (1890–1890), and League Park III (1891–1909), and 3 other grounds.