Wallace's Ridgewood Park
Queens, NY · 1887–1890 · also known as Ridgewood Park II
Wallace's Ridgewood Park was a ballpark in Queens, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 24, 1887 and the last on June 8, 1890. The register files it under the American Association. It was also known as Ridgewood Park II.
77 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1887 and 1890. The park register names the Brooklyn Grays, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, and the Brooklyn Gladiators as having played here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 24, 1887, when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Brooklyn Grays 12–8. Matt Kilroy started for the Baltimore Orioles and Henry Porter for the Brooklyn Grays. Lon Knight was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 8, 1890, when the Brooklyn Gladiators beat the Syracuse Stars 9–5. Dan Casey started for the Syracuse Stars and Ed Daily for the Brooklyn Gladiators. Herm Doscher was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 10,710, for a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms on September 29, 1889.
The major leagues also played in Queens, NY at Grauer's Ridgewood Park (1886–1886).
Further reading: Wikipedia