Polo Grounds IV

Polo Grounds IV was a ballpark in New York, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 19, 1890 and the last on April 13, 1911.

1,546 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1890 and 1911. The New York Giants played 22 seasons here, from 1890 to 1910. Across those seasons the club went 1,699-1,425.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 19, 1890, when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants 12–11. Charlie Buffinton started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Tim Keefe for the New York Giants. Bob Ferguson was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 13, 1911, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 6–1. Jack Rowan started for the Philadelphia Phillies and Christy Mathewson for the New York Giants. Mal Eason was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 42,000, for a game between the Brooklyn Superbas and the New York Giants on April 20, 1900.

Other parks stood on this ground: Polo Grounds III (1889–1890) 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 III (1889–1890), and 6 other grounds.