Keystone Grounds

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Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Modern Address	11th and Wharton sts.
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Description	Aka (Wharton) Parade Grounds.  An 1859 map shows the parade grounds as bisected by 12th and Wharton Streets. Near where modern Columbus Square Dog Park is. "One of the city’s oldest ballplaying sites was in South Philadelphia, at 11th and Wharton. The Wharton Parade Square, in the shadow of the Moyamensing Prison, was used for baseball and town ball in 1859, but it was not enclosed until 1871." In 1860 the club played at the lower terminus of the 2nd and 3rd Street railroads (Morris, Baseball Pioneers). In 1865 the Keystone grounds were at 25th and Jefferson (the Jefferson Square grounds). Keystone and Philadelphia clubs in 1866.
Sources	Philadelphia Press, Sept. 30, 1866. Casway, "The first enclosed ballpark" at https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-24-1860-the-first-enclosed-ballpark/
Comment	The New York Clipper, May 24, 1862, lists the home grounds of various Philadelphia clubs. The Keystone practice at "4th and Mifflin." Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

Clubs

Club	Years	Edit Association with Field
Keystone Club of Philadelphia	1860s

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1866-10-03	Philadelphia		PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Bachelors Club of Albany	15 - 70		Bruce Allardice

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