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Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds

Milwaukee, WI · 1878–1878

Archive ground · visual record pending Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds

Milwaukee, WI

1878–1878

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

Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds was a ballpark in Milwaukee, WI. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 14, 1878 and the last on September 14, 1878. The register files it under the National League.

25 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1878.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 14, 1878, when the Milwaukee Grays beat the Cincinnati Reds 8–5. Will White started for the Cincinnati Reds and Sam Weaver for the Milwaukee Grays. George Seward was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 14, 1878, when the Milwaukee Grays beat the Providence Grays 4–3. John Ward started for the Providence Grays and Sam Weaver for the Milwaukee Grays. Billy McLean was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Milwaukee, WI at Wright Street Grounds (1884–1885), Athletic Park (1891–1891), Lloyd Street Grounds (1901–1901), County Stadium (1953–2000), and Miller Park (from 2001).