List of baseball parks in Cincinnati
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Cincinnati, Ohio. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
- Union Cricket Club Grounds a.k.a. Union Grounds or Union Park
- Occupants: Cincinnati Red Stockings independent professional (1869-1870)
- Location: adjacent to Lincoln Park
- Currently: railroad station
- Avenue Grounds
- Occupants: Cincinnati Reds - National League (1876-1879)
- Location: about two short blocks west of Spring Grove Avenue, bounded on the south by Alabama Avenue, on the west by Mill Creek, on the north by the imaginary line extending from Monmouth Street, and on the immediate east by railroad tracks
- Currently: Hilshire Farms and Kahn's
- Bank Street Grounds
- Occupants:
- Cincinnati Reds - NL (1880)
- Cincinnati Reds - American Association (1882-1883)
- Cincinnati Outlaw Reds - Union Association (1884)
- Location: Bank Street and McLaren Avenue
- Currently: SORTA and CSX Transportation
- Crosley Field prev. Redland Field, Palace of the Fans, League Park
- Occupants:
- Cincinnati Reds - American Association (1884-1889) / National League (1890-1970-mid)
- Cincinnati Cubans / Cuban Stars Negro National League (1921)
- Cincinnati Tigers Negro American League (1937)
- Cincinnati Buckeyes/Clowns Negro American League (1942-1945)
- Location: Findlay Street (south); Western Avenue (northeast, angling); York Street (north); McLean Avenue (west)
- Currently: industrial park
- East End Park
- Occupant: Kelly's Killers - American Association (1891 part season)
- Location: Humbert Street (southwest, right field); Babb (or Babby) Alley (northeast, some distance beyond third base); Watson Street (southeast, left field); Ridgeley Street (northwest, first base)
- Currently: C.L. Harrison Field and Paul Kramer Field in the Schmidt Recreation Complex
- Riverfront Stadium a.k.a. Cinergy Field
- Occupant: Cincinnati Reds - NL (1970-mid - 2002)
- Location: 201 East Pete Rose Way
- Currently: vacant lot
- Great American Ball Park
- Occupant: Cincinnati Reds - NL (2000-present)
- Location: 100 Joe Nuxhall Way
See also
References
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-367-5.
- Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.