Indianapolis Park
{{short description|Baseball ground in Indianapolis, Indiana}}
Indianapolis Park or Athletic Park (II) was a baseball ground in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the Sunday home field of the Indianapolis Hoosiers baseball club of the National League from 1888 to 1889.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/IND/attend.shtml Indianapolis Hoosiers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors] at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2009. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118041855/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/IND/attend.shtml |date=2008-11-18 }} 12/7/09
It was located on a block bounded by New York Street (north, left field); Arsenal Avenue (east, right field); Ohio Street (south, first base); and Hanna Street (now Oriental Street) (west, third base).
The venue was used for Sunday games due to blue laws that prevented play at their primary home, Tinker Park. During 1887, the club had used the Bruce Grounds for Sunday games, but it was thought to be too far away from the city center to draw well.
The ballpark site is now occupied by a residential neighborhood.
See also
References
Sources
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- {{cite book|last=Benson|first=Michael|title=Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present|year=1989|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=0-89950-367-5}}
- {{cite book|last=Lowry|first=Philip J.|title=Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present|year=1992|publisher=Addison-Wesley|location=Reading, Mass.|isbn=0-201-56777-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/greencathedralsu0000lowr}}
External links
- [https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4094im.g4094im_g02371189802/?sp=12 Sanborn map showing most of the ballpark, 1898]
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Category:Sports venues in Indianapolis
Category:Defunct sports venues in Indiana
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