Eclipse Park, also known as Milwaukee Base-Ball Grounds, is a former

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ground located in

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, USA. The ground was home to the

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of the

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during the 1878 season. The first game was played on May 14 and the last on September 14. The ballpark was on the block bounded by West Clybourn Street, West Michigan Street, North Tenth Street, and North Eleventh Street. Like another baseball stadium which succeeded it in Milwaukee,

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, the ballpark's site now contains

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, along with the northern quadrant of the Marquette Interchange.

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*Michael Benson, ''Baseball Parks of North America'', McFarland, 1989. Defunct baseball venues in the United States Sports venues in Milwaukee Baseball venues in Wisconsin Defunct sports venues in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-baseball-venue-stub

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