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South Street Park

Indianapolis, IN · 1878–1878

Archive ground · visual record pending South Street Park

Indianapolis, IN

1878–1878

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

South Street Park was a ballpark in Indianapolis, IN. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 1, 1878 and the last on September 14, 1878. The register files it under the National League.

22 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1878. The Indianapolis Blues played 1 season here, in 1878. Across those seasons the club went 24-36.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 1, 1878, when the Chicago White Stockings beat the Indianapolis Blues 5–4. Terry Larkin started for the Chicago White Stockings and The Only Nolan for the Indianapolis Blues. Billy McLean was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 13, 1878, when the Boston Red Caps beat the Indianapolis Blues 3–0. Tommy Bond started for the Boston Red Caps and Jim McCormick for the Indianapolis Blues. Dickey Pearce was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Indianapolis, IN at Seventh Street Park I (1884–1884), Bruce Grounds (1884–1884), Seventh Street Park II (1887–1887), Seventh Street Park III (1888–1889), and Indianapolis Park (1890–1890), and 1 other ground.

Further reading: Wikipedia