Centennial Grounds or Centennial Park was a

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ground in

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. It was home to the short-lived Philadelphia Centennials baseball club of the National Association during the

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season, so it is considered a major league ballpark by those who count the NA as a major league. It was also the site of one home game by the

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. It occupied the same block as the later Recreation Park.

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