League Park II
Cleveland, OH · 1887–1890 · also known as American Association Park
Cleveland, OH
1887–1890
Also recorded as American Association ParkLeague Park II was a ballpark in Cleveland, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 4, 1887 and the last on October 4, 1890. It was also known as American Association Park.
246 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1887 and 1890. The park register names the Cleveland Blues and the Cleveland Spiders as having played here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 4, 1887, when the Cincinnati Red Stockings beat the Cleveland Blues 10–6. Tony Mullane started for the Cincinnati Red Stockings and Mike Morrison for the Cleveland Blues. Ned Cuthbert was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 4, 1890, when the Cleveland Spiders beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7–3. Kid Gleason started for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cy Young for the Cleveland Spiders. Al McCauley was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 10,000, for a game between the Boston Beaneaters and the Cleveland Spiders on July 4, 1889.
Other parks stood on this ground: League Park I (1879–1884), 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), League Park I (1879–1884), Cedar Avenue Driving Park (1887–1887), Brotherhood Park (1890–1890), and League Park III (1891–1909), and 3 other grounds.