Haight Street Grounds was one of

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's earliest

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s; it was also used for

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. It opened in 1887 and was demolished in 1895.

History

Haight Street Grounds was built for use by the

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and was located on the east side of

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, bounded by Stanyan, Waller, Shrader, and Frederick streets, across Stanyan from the eventual Kezar Stadium complex. The opening game on April 3, 1887, between the Haverlys and the Pioneers, was attended by 10,000 fans. In 1893, the California League folded, and, in March 1895, plans were announced to use the ballpark land for residential development. The final baseball game at the grounds was played on March 10, 1895. While built for baseball, Haight Street Grounds is noteworthy for being the birthplace of the Big Game, a now annual

game between Stanford and

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. It was the site of the first four Big Games, which were played on March 19, 1892; December 17, 1892; November 28, 1893; and November 29, 1894.Sheehan, Jack F. and Louis Honig.
The Games of California and Stanford: Nine Years of Intercollegiate Athletic Contests.
' San Francisco: Commercial Publishing Company, 1900.

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Most of the ballpark, on a Sanborn map, 1889

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