Polo Grounds I
Located in Manhattan, New York

Stadiums New York Polo Grounds I

The original Polo Grounds stood at 110th Street between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, directly across 110th Street from the northeast corner of Central Park. The venue's original purpose was for the sport of polo, and its name was initially merely descriptive, not a formal name, often rendered as "the polo grounds" in newspapers. The Metropolitans, an independent team of roughly major-league caliber, was the first professional baseball team to play there, beginning in September 1880, and remained the sole professional occupant through the 1882 season. At that time the Metropolitans' ownership had the opportunity to bring it into the National League, but elected instead to organize a new team, the New York Gothams — who soon came to be known as the Giants — mainly using players from the Metropolitans and the newly defunct Troy Trojans, and entered it in the National League, while bringing what remained of the Metropolitan club into the competing American Association.

Field Details

Name Polo Grounds I

Style Open Grounds
Wooden Structure

Capacity Unknown

Surface Grass

Exterior Lights None

Outfield Unknown

Location 110th St btwn Fifth Ave and Sixth Ave
Manhattan, NY

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Teams

Gorhams (Negro) 1888

Gothams (NL) 1883-1888

Metropolitans (AA) 1883-1885

F i l t e r & S o r t

Field Details

Name Polo Grounds I

Style Open Grounds
Wooden Structure

Capacity Unknown

Surface Grass

Exterior Lights None

Outfield Unknown

Location 110th St btwn Fifth Ave and Sixth Ave
Manhattan, NY

Links

Teams

Gorhams (Negro) 1888

Gothams (NL) 1883-1888

Metropolitans (AA) 1883-1885

Stadium Lineage

Polo Grounds IV 1911‑1963

Hilltop Park 1903‑1912

Polo Grounds III 1890‑1911

Polo Grounds II 1889‑1890

Polo Grounds I 1883‑1888

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