Ridgewood Park
Encyclopedia
Ridgewood Park, also known as Grauer's Ridgewood Park (Ridgewood Park I) or Wallace's Ridgewood Park (Ridgewood Park II), was a baseball
ground located in Ridgewood
, in the New York City
borough
of Queens
. The grounds were used, on occasion, by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
baseball club of the American Association
(AA), as their home park from 1886 to 1889 and of the Brooklyn Gladiators
, also of the AA, for the 1890 season.
Today the location of the park, along Myrtle Avenue, is divided by Seneca Avenue, and the area has stores and residences.
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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...
ground located in Ridgewood
Ridgewood, Queens
Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...
, in the New York City
New York City
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borough
Borough (New York City)
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of Queens
Queens
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. The grounds were used, on occasion, by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
baseball club of the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
(AA), as their home park from 1886 to 1889 and of the Brooklyn Gladiators
Brooklyn Gladiators
The Brooklyn Gladiators were a Major League Baseball team in the American Association during the 1890 season. They finished ninth and last in the league with a 26-73 record....
, also of the AA, for the 1890 season.
Today the location of the park, along Myrtle Avenue, is divided by Seneca Avenue, and the area has stores and residences.
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