St. George Cricket Grounds
- St. George Cricket Grounds
St. George Cricket Grounds or "St. George Grounds" is a former
baseball ground located onStaten Island, New York , USA. St. George was the home park for theNew York Metropolitans of the American Association for the 1886 and 1887 seasons. The grounds were also a part time home to the New York Giants of theNational League fromApril 29 toJune 14 in1889 .The stadium, which was built along the lines of a typical horse race track grandstand, was constructed as part of the development of the then-new community of
St. George, Staten Island in 1886, byErastus Wiman . Although the community and the ferry were very successful,Major League baseball was not. The Giants were a strong team through the latter part of the 1880s, and the "original Mets" folded after the 1887 season. The Giants played some games there in 1889 while awaiting construction of thePolo Grounds , and that was the end of big league ball in St. George.Richmond County Bank Ballpark is thought to be near the site of the St. George Grounds.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYP/attend.shtml New York Metropolitans Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors page on baseball-reference.com]
* [http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/general/facts/national.htm National League ballpark table page at ballparks.com]succession box
title = Home of the New York Giants
years = 1889
before = Oakland Park
after =Polo Grounds
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