About Brotherhood Park
Brotherhood Park is a former name of Polo Grounds, used 1890. Polo Grounds was an MLB stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 1890 and closed in 1911. Its last recorded capacity was 34,000. Its only tenant was New York Giants (MLB, 1890, 1891–1910). On our ranked lists it ranks 69th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
4 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
The site today
- Polo Grounds (1911–1963) was later built on or beside the site.
- The site is now home to Polo Grounds Towers, a residential development.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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New York Giants (MLB, 1891–1910) While based here: 20 seasons · 1561-1298-72 regular season · 1 postseason trip (postseason results on record for 7 of 20 seasons)
MLB · 1891–1910
All 9 home venues of the New York Giants
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MLB | 1891–1910 |
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New York Giants (MLB, 1890) While based here: 1 season · 74-57-1 regular season
MLB · 1890
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MLB | 1890 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Brotherhood Park?
The capacity of Brotherhood Park is 34,000.
When was Brotherhood Park built?
Brotherhood Park opened in 1890.
What is on the site of Brotherhood Park today?
Polo Grounds (1911–1963) was later built on or beside the site. The site is now home to Polo Grounds Towers, a residential development.
Where did the New York Giants (MLB, 1891–1910) play before Brotherhood Park?
Before moving to Brotherhood Park in 1891, the New York Giants (MLB, 1891–1910) played at Oakland Park in 1889.
Where did the New York Giants (MLB, 1891–1910) play after Brotherhood Park?
After leaving Brotherhood Park in 1910, the New York Giants (MLB, 1891–1910) moved to Polo Grounds in 1911. They played there until 1957.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats: What stands on the site today.
- VenueStats compilation: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Polo Grounds
1891 - 1910
Brotherhood Park
1890 - 1890
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Polo Grounds | 1911–1963 | Same site |
| Manhattan Field | 1889–1948 | 0.1 mi |
| Yankee Stadium I | 1923–2008 | 0.6 mi |
| Yankee Stadium | 2009– | 0.6 mi |
| Hilltop Park | 1903–1913 | 0.7 mi |
| Ohio Field | 2.3 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.