Troy Ball Club Grounds was a

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ground in

Watervliet, New York Watervliet ( or ) is a City (New York), city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, New York, Albany, the capital city, ...

. It was home to the

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baseball club of the

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for the 1882 season. According to the Troy city directory for 1882, the ballpark was at "Genesee Street opposite the West Troy Depot" of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. Genesee was later renamed 19th Street and is a major thoroughfare in Watervliet. The 1885 Sanborn map shows "Base Ball Park" south of Genesee and east of the railroad tracks.

References

*Retrosheet

External links

Seamheads.com Ballparks Database: Troy Ball Club GroundsSanborn map showing a portion of the ballpark, 1885
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