Perry Park (Iowa)
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Perry Park was a baseball
grounds in Keokuk, Iowa
. It was home to the Keokuk Westerns
of the National Association
during the 1875
season, so it is considered a major league ballpark by those who count the NA as a major league.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
grounds in Keokuk, Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
Keokuk is a city in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa and one of the county seats of Lee County. The other county seat is Fort Madison. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is thought to be buried in Rand Park...
. It was home to the Keokuk Westerns
Keokuk Westerns
The Western club of Keokuk, Iowa, or Keokuk Westerns, were a professional baseball team in the National Association in 1875, the last season of that first professional league. They are considered a major league team by those who count the NA as a major league....
of the National Association
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
during the 1875
1875 in sports
-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Princeton Tigers Events* 13 November — first edition of "The Game", the annual contest between Yale Bulldogs and Harvard Crimson, is played under a modified set of rugby football rules known as...
season, so it is considered a major league ballpark by those who count the NA as a major league.