League Park III

League Park III was a ballpark in Cleveland, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 1, 1891 and the last on September 6, 1909. It was also known as National League Park III.

1,220 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1891 and 1909. The Cleveland Spiders played 9 seasons here, from 1891 to 1899. Across those seasons the club went 633-604. Its recorded capacity is 9,000.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 1, 1891, when the Cleveland Spiders beat the Cincinnati Reds 12–3. Jesse Duryea started for the Cincinnati Reds and Cy Young for the Cleveland Spiders. Phil Powers was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 6, 1909, when the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Naps 5–3. Fred Olmstead started for the Chicago White Sox and Heinie Berger for the Cleveland Naps. Silk O'Loughlin was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 20,729, for a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Naps on October 3, 1908.

Other parks stood on this ground: League Park I (1879–1884), League Park II (1887–1890), 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), League Park II (1887–1890), and Brotherhood Park (1890–1890), and 3 other grounds.