Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond)

Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) was a ballpark in New York, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 1, 1883 and the last on October 13, 1888.

472 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1883 and 1888. The park register names the New York Gothams, the New York Giants, and the New York Metropolitans as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 1, 1883, when the New York Gothams beat the Boston Beaneaters 7–5. Jim Whitney started for the Boston Beaneaters and Mickey Welch for the New York Gothams. Stewart Decker was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 13, 1888, when the Indianapolis Hoosiers beat the New York Giants 6–4. Henry Boyle started for the Indianapolis Hoosiers and Tim Keefe for the New York Giants. Kick Kelly was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 26,000, for a game between the Detroit Wolverines and the New York Giants on May 31, 1886.

The major leagues also played in New York, NY at Polo Grounds II (Southwest Diamond) (1883–1883), Metropolitan Park (1884–1884), St. George Cricket Grounds (1886–1889), Polo Grounds III (1889–1890), and Polo Grounds IV (1890–1911), and 6 other grounds.