Union Grounds

Union Grounds was a ballpark in St. Louis, MO. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 20, 1884 and the last on September 23, 1886.

175 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1884 and 1886. The park register names the St. Louis Maroons as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 20, 1884, when the St. Louis Maroons beat the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 7–2. Hugh Daily started for the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) and Charlie Hodnett for the St. Louis Maroons. Mike Hooper was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 23, 1886, when the Kansas City Cowboys beat the St. Louis Maroons 3–2. Jim Whitney started for the Kansas City Cowboys and John Kirby for the St. Louis Maroons. Joe Quest was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 3,500, for a game between the Philadelphia Quakers and the St. Louis Maroons on September 8, 1886.

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), Robison Field (1893–1920), and Sportsman's Park II (1902–1908), and 4 other grounds.