About Union Grounds
Union Grounds was an MLB stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 1862 and closed in 1883. Tenants included New York Mutuals (MLB, 1871–1876), Brooklyn Eckfords (MLB, 1872), Brooklyn Atlantics (MLB, 1873–1875) and Hartfords of Brooklyn (MLB, 1877). In all, 4 MLB teams have called it home. On our ranked lists it ranks 9th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams and 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
7 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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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Hartfords of Brooklyn While based here: 1 season · 31-27-2 regular season
MLB · 1877
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MLB | 1877 |
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New York Mutuals While based here: 6 seasons · 171-157-6 regular season
MLB · 1871–1876
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MLB | 1871–1876 |
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Brooklyn Atlantics While based here: 3 seasons · 41-112-2 regular season
MLB · 1873–1875
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MLB | 1873–1875 |
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Brooklyn Eckfords While based here: 1 season · 2-23-1 regular season
MLB · 1872
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MLB | 1872 |
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
When was Union Grounds built?
Union Grounds opened in 1862.
Where did the Hartfords of Brooklyn play before Union Grounds?
Before moving to Union Grounds in 1877, the Hartfords of Brooklyn played at Hartford Ball Club Grounds from 1874 to 1876.
Where did the Brooklyn Atlantics play before Union Grounds?
Before moving to Union Grounds in 1873, the Brooklyn Atlantics played at Capitoline Grounds in 1872.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- 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 0 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Capitoline Grounds | 1864–1880 | 1.5 mi |
| Barclays Center | 2012– | 1.9 mi |
| Ridgewood Park | 1883–1959 | 2.6 mi |
| Washington Park | 1883–1922 | 2.7 mi |
| Ebbets Field | 1913–1958 | 2.7 mi |
| Eastern Park | 1890– | 3.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.