South End Grounds I
Boston, MA · 1871–1887 · also known as Walpole Street Grounds
South End Grounds I was a ballpark in Boston, MA. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 16, 1871 and the last on September 10, 1887. It was also known as Walpole Street Grounds.
685 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1871 and 1887. The Boston Red Stockings played 5 seasons here, from 1871 to 1875. Across those seasons the club went 225-60. The Boston Red Caps played 7 seasons here, from 1876 to 1882. Across those seasons the club went 299-226. The Boston Beaneaters played 5 seasons here, from 1883 to 1887. Across those seasons the club went 299-260.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 16, 1871, when the Troy Haymakers beat the Boston Red Stockings 29–14. John McMullin started for the Troy Haymakers and Al Spalding for the Boston Red Stockings. Mort Rogers was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 10, 1887, when the Boston Beaneaters beat the New York Giants 5–2. Mickey Welch started for the New York Giants and Kid Madden for the Boston Beaneaters. Herm Doscher was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 15,000, for a game between the Detroit Wolverines and the Boston Beaneaters on May 30, 1887.
Other parks stood on this ground: South End Grounds II (1888–1894) and South End Grounds III (1894–1914). The major leagues also played in Boston, MA at Dartmouth Grounds (1884–1884), South End Grounds II (1888–1894), Congress Street Grounds (1890–1894), South End Grounds III (1894–1914), and Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901–1911), and 2 other grounds.