Worcester Driving Park Grounds
Worcester, MA · 1874–1874
Worcester, MA
1874–1874
Worcester Driving Park Grounds was a ballpark in Worcester, MA. The register places a single major-league date here, October 30, 1874. The register files it under the National Association.
1 major-league game in this archive was played here, in 1874. The park register names the Boston Red Stockings as having played here.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 30, 1874, when the Hartford Dark Blues beat the Boston Red Stockings 17–11. Cherokee Fisher started for the Hartford Dark Blues and Al Spalding for the Boston Red Stockings. Charles Daniels was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 500.
The major leagues also played in Worcester, MA at Agricultural County Fair Grounds I (1880–1882) and Agricultural County Fair Grounds II (1887–1887).