Left Field – 250 feet (76 m) Left-Center – 445 feet (136 m) Deep Left-Center – 450 feet (140 m) Center Field – 440 feet (130 m) Right-Center – 440 feet (130 m) Right Field – 255 feet (78 m) * Dimensions for South End Grounds III
Surface
Grass
Construction
Broke ground
1871
Opened
May 16, 1871
Closed
August 11, 1914
Demolished
1914
Tenants
Boston Braves (MLB) (1871–1914)
South End Grounds refers to any one of three baseball parks on one site in Boston, Massachusetts. They were home to the franchise that eventually became known as the Boston Braves, first in the National Association and later in the National League, from 1871 through part of the 1914 season. That stretch of 43 1/2 seasons is still the longest tenure of the Braves club at any of their various ballparks and cities since 1914.
At least in its third edition, the formal name of the park—as indicated by the sign over its entrance gate—was Boston National League Base Ball Park. It was located on the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and Walpole Street (now Saint Cyprian's Place), just southwest of Carter Playground. Accordingly, it was also known over the years as Walpole Street Grounds; two other names were Union Base-ball Grounds and Boston Baseball Grounds.
1903 World Series – Huntington Avenue Grounds in the foreground, the third South End Grounds in the hazy background to the upper right
The ballpark was across the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad tracks, to the south, from the eventual site of the Huntington Avenue Grounds, home field of Boston's American League team prior to the building of Fenway Park.
The Boston club was initially known as the "Red Stockings," because four of its key players had come from the famous 1869–1870 barnstorming team known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings and took the nickname with them to Boston. Over time the team acquired other informal nicknames, such as "Beaneaters," "Red Caps," "Rustlers" and "Doves." This team eventually adopted the official nickname "Braves," just a few years before abandoning South End Grounds.
With its tight foul lines and expansive center field, like a scaled-down version of the Polo Grounds, it was sometimes said that the South End had no right or left field, only a center field.
South End Grounds was rebuilt twice during its lifetime, the first time by choice and the second time by necessity.
SouthEndGrounds refers to any one of three baseball parks on one site in Boston, Massachusetts. They were home to the franchise that eventually became...
across the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad tracks from the SouthEndGrounds, home of the Boston Braves. The stadium was the site of the first...
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franchise relocated to Milwaukee in 1953. The Boston franchise played at SouthEndGrounds from 1871 to 1914 and at Braves Field from 1915 to 1952. Braves Field...
plans included large banked end stands at the Holte and Witton ends and the incorporation of the original Victorian Lower Grounds buildings, including the...
home-field advantage. They had abandoned their 43-year-old home field SouthEndGrounds in August 1914, choosing to rent from the Boston Red Sox at Fenway...
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stadiums mainly out of wood, with the first such venue being the SouthEndGrounds in Boston, opened in 1871 for the team then known as the Boston Beaneaters...
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compilation of the information contained in the references listed. SouthEndGrounds Home of: Boston Red Stockings/Beaneaters/Braves – National Association...
BC and HC both claim to have won their November 14 matchup at the SouthEndGrounds, after each one refused to follow referees', instructions following...
former dock pump house. The East End extends from Glasgow Cross in the City Centre to the boundary with North and South Lanarkshire. It is home to the Glasgow...
1904, McAuliffe got into a home game against the Chicago Cubs at SouthEndGrounds. He was 1-for-2 (.500) at the plate, and behind the plate he had one...
Postal Museum. Swampoodle Grounds held 6,000. The Washington Statesmen folded after the end of the 1889 season. Swampoodle Grounds at Project Ballpark History...
used, but many professional ballparks were "Grounds". The last major league "Grounds" was the Polo Grounds in New York City, which was razed in 1964. The...
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27 games of the 1914 season, having left their only previous home, SouthEndGrounds, on August 11, 1914. In the final game of the season, a 15–8 loss...
officials to declare a 6-4 Holy Cross win. Under pressure from the SouthEndGrounds crowd, however, they reversed their decision and asked Holy Cross...
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