Polo Grounds III

Polo Grounds III was a ballpark in New York, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on July 8, 1889 and the last on September 13, 1890. The register files it under the National League.

112 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1889 and 1890. The New York Giants played 1 season here, in 1890. Across those seasons the club went 74-57.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 8, 1889, when the New York Giants beat the Pittsburg Alleghenys 7–5. Pud Galvin started for the Pittsburg Alleghenys and Ed Crane for the New York Giants. Phil Powers was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 13, 1890, when the Brooklyn Bridegrooms beat the New York Giants 8–3. Adonis Terry started for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Amos Rusie for the New York Giants. Tom Lynch was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 3,759, for a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants on May 30, 1890.

Other parks stood on this ground: Polo Grounds IV (1890–1911) and Polo Grounds V (1911–1963). The major leagues also played in New York, NY at Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) (1883–1888), Polo Grounds II (Southwest Diamond) (1883–1883), Metropolitan Park (1884–1884), St. George Cricket Grounds (1886–1889), and Polo Grounds IV (1890–1911), and 6 other grounds.