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Madison Avenue Grounds Madison Avenue Grounds (later known as Monumental Park) was a baseball ground located in Baltimore, Maryland. It was built by the Waverly Club as the first enclosed ballpark in Baltimore, with spectator seating and player clubhouses, and was the sit ...

later Monumental Park :Home of: non-league clubs prior to 1873;

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Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season. Seven of the twelve teams who were in the Association at some poi ...

(1884 - 1 game); Baltimore Eastern League (1884 - partial season) :Location: Madison Avenue (southwest, home base); Boundary Avenue (later North Avenue) (north, beyond third base / left field); Linden Avenue (northeast, center field); old road approximating Robert Street (southeast, right field) :Currently: Residential, churches ; Newington Park :Home of: Lord Baltimore – National Association (1872–1874);

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

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American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ...

(1882) :Location: Pennsylvania Avenue (northeast); Gold Street (southeast); Calhoun Street (southwest); Baker Street (northwest) – a few blocks west-southwest of the Madison Street ballpark – diamond position unknown :Currently: Residential, school, church ; Oriole Park (I) :Home of: Baltimore Orioles – American Association (1883–1888) ::Also used as a neutral site for one game in the

1887 World Series The 1887 World Series was won by the Detroit Wolverines of the National League, over the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, 10 games to 5. It was played between October 10 and 26, and played in numerous neutral cities, as well as in De ...

:Location: Sixth Street / Huntingdon Avenue (later 25th Street) (north, right field); York Road (later Greenmount Avenue) (east, first base); Barclay Street (west, right field); eventual 24th Street (south, left field) :Currently: Residential, commercial ;

Belair Lot Belair Lot is a former baseball ground located in Baltimore, Maryland. The ground was home to the Baltimore Unions of the Union Association in 1884, with the exception of one game at the Madison Avenue Grounds. The ballpark was also called Union ...

a.k.a. Union Park (I) :Home of: Baltimore – Union Association (1884) :Location - adjacent to Belair Market - contradictory details from two sources: #Forrest Street (northeast); Low Street (southeast); Orleans Street (south); Gay Street (northwest) #Forrest Street (northeast); Low Street (northwest); Orleans Street end (east); East Street (southwest) :Currently: Commercial buildings, vacant lots ; Oriole Park (II) :Home of: ::Baltimore Orioles – American Association (1889, mid-1891) ::

– Atlantic Association (1890) :Location: 10th Street (later 29th) (north, home plate); York Road (later Greenmount) (east, third base, left field); future 9th Street (later 28th) (south, center field); future Barclay Street (west, first base, right field) – three blocks north of previous site :Currently: Residential, commercial ; Union Park (II) a.k.a. Oriole Park (III) :Home of: Baltimore Orioles – American Association (mid-1891) and NL (1892–1899) :Location: 25th Street (north, home plate / third base); Barclay Street (east, left field); approximate line of Hunter Street (west, first base); approximate line of 23rd Street (south, right field) – just west of 1883–1889 site :Currently: Residential, commercial ; Oriole Park (IV) :Home of:

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American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

(1901–1902);

– Eastern/International League (1903–1914) :Location: Same as 1890–1891 site – 10th Street (later 29th) (north, home plate); York Road (later Greenmount) (east, third base); 9th Street (later 28th) (south, center field); Barclay (west, first base) :Currently: Residential, commercial ; Terrapin Park / Oriole Park V :Home of:

Baltimore Terrapins The Baltimore Terrapins were one of the most successful teams in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from to , but their brief existence led to litigation that led to an important legal precedent in baseball. The team played i ...

– Federal League (1914–1915); Baltimore Orioles – IL (1916-mid-1944) :Location: 10th Street (later 29th) (south, first base); York Road (later Greenmount) (east, right field); 11th Street (later 30th) (north, left field); Vineyard Lane (originally Gilmore Lane) (northwest, third base) – just across the street to the north from previous Oriole Park; Barclay now cuts through the property. :Currently: Commercial businesses ; Westport Park :Home of: Baltimore Black Sox (1917–1920) :Location: Westport neighborhood – Annapolis Road (State Highway 648) (west, home plate); Clare Street, then Waterview Avenue (to the south, right field);

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(to the east, center field); Ridgleys Cove (to the north, left field) :Currently: vacant ;Maryland Park :Home of: Baltimore Black Sox –

Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...

(1923-1932) :Location: Bush Street and a branch of Ridgleys Cove (northeast, third base); Annapolis Road (State Highway 648) (northwest, first base); Ridgleys Cove (south and southeast, outfield); half a mile or so north of Westport Park :Currently: Wheelabrator Incinerator ;

Bugle Field Bugle Field was a Baltimore based, predominantly wooden stadium utilized by the two primary Negro league teams of the 1916 to 1950 era, the Baltimore Black Sox, (1916-1933), and the Baltimore Elite Giants, (1938-1950). The Black Sox had a short ten ...

:Home of: Baltimore Black Sox –

(1932–1934);

Baltimore Elite Giants The Baltimore Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro league baseball, Negro leagues from to . The team was established by Tom Wilson (Negro baseball), Thomas T. Wilson, in Nashville, Tennessee as the semi-pro Nash ...

– Negro leagues (1938–1949) :Location:

Federal Street Federal Street may refer to: *Federal Street (Boston) **Federal Street Theatre *Federal Street (Baltimore) * Federal Street (Camden) *Federal Street (Philadelphia) ** Ellsworth–Federal station (formerly Federal Street Station) * Federal Street (P ...

(south, first base); 1601 Edison Highway (west, third base); railroad tracks (northeast, outfield) :Currently: vacant lot, previously Rockland Industries plant ; Westport Stadium a.k.a. Westport Park (II) :Home of:

1950 :Location: Westport neighborhood – 3008 Annapolis Road (State Highway 648) (east); Baltimore-Washington Parkway (State Highway 295) (west); West Patapsco Avenue (south) :Currently: commercial / industrial ; Memorial Stadium :Home of: Baltimore Orioles – IL (mid-1944–1953);

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(1954–1991);

Bowie Baysox The Bowie Baysox are a Minor League Baseball team located in Bowie, Maryland. They are the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play in the Eastern League. Their home ballpark is Prince George's Stadium. History From 1989 to 1992, ...

, Eastern League (1993) :Location: 33rd Street (south, home plate); Ellerslie Avenue (west, third base); 36th Street (north, center field); Ednor Road (east, first base) :Currently: Public park amidst commercial and residential development. ; Oriole Park at Camden Yards :Home of: Baltimore Orioles – AL (1992–present) :Location: 333 West Camden Street – Camden Street (north, left field); Eutaw Street (east, right field); Briscoe and Houser Streets (south, first base); Conway Street (west, third base)

Sources

*''Ballparks of North America'', Michael Benson, McFarland, 1989. *''House of Magic'', by the Baltimore Orioles, 1991. *''Green Cathedrals'', by Phil Lowry, several editions. *''The Home Team'', by James H. Bready, several editions. *''The Federal League of 1914–1915'', by Marc Okkonen, SABR, 1989. *''Baseball Memories'', by Marc Okkonen, Sterling Publishing, 1992.

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Sports venues in Baltimore

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