West New York Field Club Grounds
West New York, NJ · 1898–1899
West New York, NJ
1898–1899
West New York Field Club Grounds was a ballpark in West New York, NJ. The first major-league game the register places here was on September 11, 1898 and the last on September 17, 1899. The register files it under the National League.
7 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1898 and 1899. The park register names the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, the Brooklyn Superbas, and the New York Giants as having played here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 11, 1898, when the New York Giants beat the Washington Senators 8–2. Frank Killen started for the Washington Senators and Cy Seymour for the New York Giants. John Hunt was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 5,000. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 17, 1899, when the St. Louis Perfectos beat the New York Giants 14–4. Jack Sutthoff started for the St. Louis Perfectos and Bill Carrick for the New York Giants. Hank O'Day was the plate umpire.