Sportsman's Park II
St. Louis, MO · 1902–1908
Sportsman's Park II was a ballpark in St. Louis, MO. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 23, 1902 and the last on October 6, 1908. The register files it under the American League.
530 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1902 and 1908. The St. Louis Browns played 7 seasons here, from 1902 to 1908. Across those seasons the club went 490-543. Its recorded capacity is 8,000.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 23, 1902, when the St. Louis Browns beat the Cleveland Bronchos 5–2. Earl Moore started for the Cleveland Bronchos and Red Donahue for the St. Louis Browns. Bob Caruthers was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 6, 1908, when the Cleveland Naps beat the St. Louis Browns 5–1. Jack Ryan started for the Cleveland Naps and Bill Bailey for the St. Louis Browns. Jack Egan was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 26,652, for a game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns on September 6, 1908.
Other parks stood on this ground: Sportsman's Park I (1882–1892) and Sportsman's Park III (1909–1966). The major leagues also played in St. Louis, MO at Red Stockings Base Ball Park (1875–1875), Grand Avenue Park (1875–1877), Sportsman's Park I (1882–1892), Union Grounds (1884–1886), and Robison Field (1893–1920), and 4 other grounds.
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Further reading: Wikipedia