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Waverly Fairgrounds

Waverly, NJ · 1873–1873

Archive ground · visual record pending Waverly Fairgrounds

Waverly, NJ

1873–1873

No rights-cleared, venue-specific photograph was found. This identification plate uses only verified archive data and is not a reconstruction of the ground.

Waverly Fairgrounds was a ballpark in Waverly, NJ. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 28, 1873 and the last on July 23, 1873. The register files it under the National Association.

7 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1873. The Elizabeth Resolutes played 1 season here, in 1873. Across those seasons the club went 2-21.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 28, 1873, when the Philadelphia Whites beat the Elizabeth Resolutes 23–5. George Zettlein started for the Philadelphia Whites and Rynie Wolters for the Elizabeth Resolutes. Jack Burdock was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on July 23, 1873, when the Baltimore Canaries beat the Elizabeth Resolutes 16–10. Candy Cummings started for the Baltimore Canaries and Frank Fleet for the Elizabeth Resolutes. Herman Dehlman was the plate umpire.