South End Grounds III
Boston, MA · 1894–1914
South End Grounds III was a ballpark in Boston, MA. The first major-league game the register places here was on July 20, 1894 and the last on August 11, 1914. The register files it under the National League.
1,489 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1894 and 1914. The game logs list the Boston Braves as the home club here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 20, 1894, when the Boston Beaneaters beat the New York Giants 12–1. Amos Rusie started for the New York Giants and Jack Stivetts for the Boston Beaneaters. Miah Murray was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on August 11, 1914, a 0–0 tie between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves. Red Ames started for the Cincinnati Reds and Lefty Tyler for the Boston Braves. Bill Klem was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 18,033, for a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters on April 20, 1896.
Other parks stood on this ground: South End Grounds I (1871–1887) and South End Grounds II (1888–1894). The major leagues also played in Boston, MA at South End Grounds I (1871–1887), Dartmouth Grounds (1884–1884), South End Grounds II (1888–1894), Congress Street Grounds (1890–1894), and Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901–1911), and 2 other grounds.