Oriole Park IV
Baltimore, MD · 1901–1902 · also known as American League Park
Baltimore, MD
1901–1902
Also recorded as American League ParkOriole Park IV was a ballpark in Baltimore, MD. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 26, 1901 and the last on September 29, 1902. The register files it under the American League. It was also known as American League Park.
130 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1901 and 1902. The Baltimore Orioles played 2 seasons here, from 1901 to 1902. Across those seasons the club went 118-153.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 26, 1901, when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Americans 10–6. Win Kellum started for the Boston Americans and Joe McGinnity for the Baltimore Orioles. Joe Cantillon was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 29, 1902, when the Boston Americans beat the Baltimore Orioles 9–5. Tully Sparks started for the Boston Americans and Lewis Wiltse for the Baltimore Orioles. Tommy Connolly was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 13,041, for a game between the Cleveland Bronchos and the Baltimore Orioles on May 30, 1902.
Other parks stood on this ground: Oriole Park I (1883–1889), Oriole Park II (1890–1891), and Oriole Park III (1891–1899). The major leagues also played in Baltimore, MD at Madison Avenue Grounds (1871–1871), Newington Park (1872–1882), Oriole Park I (1883–1889), Monumental Park (1884–1884), and Belair Lot (1884–1884), and 5 other grounds.