St. George Cricket Grounds

St. George Cricket Grounds was a ballpark in New York, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 22, 1886 and the last on June 14, 1889.

148 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1886 and 1889. The New York Metropolitans played 2 seasons here, from 1886 to 1887. Across those seasons the club went 97-171.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 22, 1886, when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Metropolitans 7–6. Bobby Mathews started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Ed Cushman for the New York Metropolitans. Denny Mack was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 5,000. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 14, 1889, when the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Quakers 14–4. Ben Sanders started for the Philadelphia Quakers and Mickey Welch for the New York Giants. Billy Quinn was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in New York, NY at Polo Grounds II (Southwest Diamond) (1883–1883), Polo Grounds I (Southeast Diamond) (1883–1888), Metropolitan Park (1884–1884), Polo Grounds III (1889–1890), and Polo Grounds IV (1890–1911), and 6 other grounds.