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Richmond Fair Grounds

Richmond, VA · 1875–1875

Archive ground · visual record pending Richmond Fair Grounds

Richmond, VA

1875–1875

No rights-cleared, venue-specific photograph was found. This identification plate uses only verified archive data and is not a reconstruction of the ground.

Richmond Fair Grounds was a ballpark in Richmond, VA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 29, 1875 and the last on May 1, 1875. The register files it under the National Association.

2 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1875. The park register names the Washington Nationals as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 29, 1875, when the Boston Red Stockings beat the Washington Nationals 22–5. Al Spalding started for the Boston Red Stockings and Bill Stearns for the Washington Nationals. Tommy Beals was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 1,500. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 1, 1875, when the Boston Red Stockings beat the Washington Nationals 24–0. Al Spalding started for the Boston Red Stockings and Bill Stearns for the Washington Nationals. Harry Schafer was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Richmond, VA at Allens Pasture (1884–1884).