Eastern Park

Opened in 1890

About Eastern Park

Eastern Park is recorded as an MLB stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 1890. Its recorded capacity is 12,000. Former tenants include Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (MLB, 1890) and Brooklyn Grooms (MLB, 1891–1897).

Appears in

94th longest single tenancy (6 years) of the 100 longest on record in MLB stadiums

Photo of Eastern Park — Photo. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

12,000

Source: Wikipedia

Year Opened

1890

Address

200 Junius Street, New York, New York 11212

Elevation

39 ft

12 m above sea level

Address 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.

Teams

Home seasons at Eastern Park by team, 1890–1897. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Brooklyn Grooms While based here: 7 seasons · 480-465-18 regular season MLB · 1891–1897 Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895) Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896–1897) Territory map on ImperialismMap Washington Park 1890 Eastern Park 1891–1897 Washington Park 1898–1912 All 8 home venues of the Brooklyn Grooms Washington Park 1884–1885 Ridgewood Park 1886–1889 Washington Park 1890 Eastern Park 1891–1897 Washington Park 1898–1912 Ebbets Field 1913–1957 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1958–1961 Dodger Stadium 1962–present	MLB	1891–1897
Brooklyn Ward's Wonders While based here: 1 season · 76-56-1 regular season MLB · 1890 Territory map on ImperialismMap	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 Eastern Park?

The capacity of Eastern Park is 12,000.

When was Eastern Park built?

Eastern Park opened in 1890.

Where did the Brooklyn Grooms play before Eastern Park?

Before moving to Eastern Park in 1891, the Brooklyn Grooms played at Washington Park in 1890.

Where did the Brooklyn Grooms play after Eastern Park?

After leaving Eastern Park in 1897, the Brooklyn Grooms moved to Washington Park in 1898. They played there until 1912.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 66 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.

Location

Coordinates: 40.6700, -73.9028

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Ridgewood Park	1883–1959	1.7 mi
Capitoline Grounds	1864–1880	2.6 mi
Ebbets Field	1913–1958	2.9 mi
Union Grounds	1862–1883	3.5 mi
Barclays Center	2012–	3.9 mi
Washington Park	1883–1922	4.4 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.