Union Grounds, also known as Union Base Ball Park, was a

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grounds in

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. It was home to the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association during the

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season and the Maroons entry in the

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in 1885 and

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. Both the Union Association and the St. Louis Maroons were the brainchild of Henry Lucas, and local newspapers often called the venue "the Lucas Park" or just "Lucas Park". The ballpark was bounded by Jefferson Avenue (west, first base); Howard Street (north, third base); 25th Street (east, left field); and Cass Avenue (south, right field). Mullanphy Street now cuts through what was once right and center fields.

References

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