Sportsman's Park I
St. Louis, MO · 1882–1892
Sportsman's Park I was a ballpark in St. Louis, MO. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 2, 1882 and the last on October 13, 1892.
717 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1882 and 1892. The St. Louis Brown Stockings played 1 season here, in 1882. Across those seasons the club went 37-43. The St. Louis Browns played 10 seasons here, from 1883 to 1892. Across those seasons the club went 799-483. The St. Louis Maroons played 2 seasons here, from 1885 to 1886. Across those seasons the club went 79-151.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 2, 1882, when the St. Louis Brown Stockings beat the Louisville Eclipse 9–7. Tony Mullane started for the Louisville Eclipse and Jumbo McGinnis for the St. Louis Brown Stockings. Charlie Hautz was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 13, 1892, when the Chicago Colts beat the St. Louis Browns 9–5. Bill Hutchison started for the Chicago Colts and Theodore Breitenstein for the St. Louis Browns. Pop Snyder was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 14,000, for a game between the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the St. Louis Browns on August 11, 1889.
Other parks stood on this ground: Sportsman's Park II (1902–1908) and Sportsman's Park III (1909–1966). The major leagues also played in St. Louis, MO at Grand Avenue Park (1875–1877), Red Stockings Base Ball Park (1875–1875), Union Grounds (1884–1886), Robison Field (1893–1920), and Sportsman's Park II (1902–1908), and 4 other grounds.