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|Sources=<p>Philadelphia&nbsp;<em>Press</em>, Sept. 30, 1866.</p>
|Sources=<p>Philadelphia&nbsp;<em>Press</em>, Sept. 30, 1866.</p>
<p>Casway, "The first enclosed ballpark" at&nbsp;https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-24-1860-the-first-enclosed-ballpark/</p>
<p>Casway, "The first enclosed ballpark" at&nbsp;https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-24-1860-the-first-enclosed-ballpark/</p>
|Comment=<p>The New York&nbsp;<em>Clipper</em>, May 24, 1862, lists the home grounds of various Philadelphia clubs. The Keystone practice at "4th and Mifflin."</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 18 January 2024

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Location Philadelphia, PA, United States
Modern Address 11th and Wharton sts.
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."

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Keystone Club of Philadelphia 1860s

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Ballgame 1866-10-03 Philadelphia PA Pythian Club of Philadelphia Bachelors Club of Albany 15 - 70 Bruce Allardice

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