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Long Island Grounds

Maspeth, NY · 1890–1890

Archive ground · visual record pending Long Island Grounds

Maspeth, NY

1890–1890

No rights-cleared, venue-specific photograph was found. This identification plate uses only verified archive data and is not a reconstruction of the ground.

Long Island Grounds was a ballpark in Maspeth, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on July 27, 1890 and the last on August 3, 1890. The register files it under the American Association.

2 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1890. The park register names the Brooklyn Gladiators as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 27, 1890, when the Brooklyn Gladiators beat the Columbus Solons 13–8. Hank Gastright started for the Columbus Solons and Ed Daily for the Brooklyn Gladiators. Jimmy Peoples was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 3, 1890, when the Toledo Maumees beat the Brooklyn Gladiators 9–2. Fred Smith started for the Toledo Maumees and Charlie McCullough for the Brooklyn Gladiators. Jimmy Peoples was the plate umpire.