South End Grounds II
Boston, MA · 1888–1894
South End Grounds II was a ballpark in Boston, MA. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 25, 1888 and the last on May 15, 1894. The register files it under the National League.
420 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1888 and 1894. The Boston Beaneaters played 6 seasons here, from 1888 to 1893. Across those seasons the club went 504-308.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 25, 1888, when the Philadelphia Quakers beat the Boston Beaneaters 4–1. Dan Casey started for the Philadelphia Quakers and John Clarkson for the Boston Beaneaters. Tom Lynch was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 15,000. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 14, 1894, when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Beaneaters 16–5. Sadie McMahon started for the Baltimore Orioles and Kid Nichols for the Boston Beaneaters. Jim O'Rourke was the plate umpire.
Other parks stood on this ground: South End Grounds I (1871–1887) and South End Grounds III (1894–1914). The major leagues also played in Boston, MA at South End Grounds I (1871–1887), Dartmouth Grounds (1884–1884), Congress Street Grounds (1890–1894), South End Grounds III (1894–1914), and Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901–1911), and 2 other grounds.