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Neil Park I

Columbus, OH · 1902–1903

Archive ground · visual record pending Neil Park I

Columbus, OH

1902–1903

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

Neil Park I was a ballpark in Columbus, OH. The first major-league game the register places here was on August 3, 1902 and the last on May 17, 1903. The register files it under the American League.

2 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1902 and 1903. The park register names the Cleveland Bronchos and the Cleveland Naps as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 3, 1902, when the Washington Senators beat the Cleveland Bronchos 5–2. Bill Carrick started for the Washington Senators and Bill Bernhard for the Cleveland Bronchos. Silk O'Loughlin was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 17, 1903, when the Cleveland Naps beat the New York Highlanders 9–2. Clark Griffith started for the New York Highlanders and Addie Joss for the Cleveland Naps. Tommy Connolly was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 4,822.

Another park stood on this ground: Neil Park II (1905–1905). The major leagues also played in Columbus, OH at Recreation Park I (1883–1884), Recreation Park II (1889–1891), and Neil Park II (1905–1905).

The other park on this site

1905–1905