Recreation Park

Recreation Park was a ballpark in Detroit, MI. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 2, 1881 and the last on September 22, 1888. The register files it under the National League.

439 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1881 and 1890. The Detroit Wolverines played 8 seasons here, from 1881 to 1888. Across those seasons the club went 426-437. The Philadelphia Quakers played 4 seasons here, from 1883 to 1886. Across those seasons the club went 183-251. The Pittsburg Alleghenys played 5 seasons here, from 1884 to 1888. Across those seasons the club went 287-327.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 2, 1881, when the Buffalo Bisons beat the Detroit Wolverines 6–5. Jack Lynch started for the Buffalo Bisons and George Derby for the Detroit Wolverines. Jim Gifford was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 23, 1890, when the Cleveland Spiders beat the Boston Beaneaters 5–1. Pretzels Getzien started for the Boston Beaneaters and Lee Viau for the Cleveland Spiders. Al Buckenberger was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 7,000, for a game between the New York Giants and the Detroit Wolverines on July 4, 1888.

The major leagues also played in Detroit, MI at Bennett Park (1901–1911), Burns Park (1901–1902), Tiger Stadium (1912–1999), and Comerica Park (from 2000).