Walpole Street Grounds

Opened in 1871

About Walpole Street Grounds

Walpole Street Grounds was an MLB stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1871 and closed in 1914. Its last recorded capacity was 3,000. Its only tenant was Boston Beaneaters (MLB, 1871–1893, 1895–1914). On our ranked lists it ranks 149th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as South End Grounds (1871–1914).

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149th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
57th shortest-lived of 82 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
53rd longest single tenancy (22 years) of the 100 longest on record in MLB stadiums

Venue Information

Capacity

3,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1871

Year Closed

1914

Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Elevation

9 ft

3 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

The site is now part of Northeastern University.

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

Teams

Home seasons at Walpole Street Grounds by team, 1871–1914. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Boston Beaneaters While based here: 43 seasons · 2663-2439-93 regular season · 1 postseason trip (postseason results on record for 11 of 43 seasons) MLB · 1871–1893, 1895–1914 Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875) Boston Reds (1876) Boston Red Caps (1877–1882) Boston Beaneaters (1883–1906) Boston Doves (1907–1910) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Braves (1912–1914) Territory map on ImperialismMap Walpole Street Grounds 1871–1893 Congress Street Grounds 1894 Walpole Street Grounds 1895–1914 Braves Field 1915–1952 All 8 home venues of the Boston Beaneaters Walpole Street Grounds 1871–1893 Congress Street Grounds 1894 Walpole Street Grounds 1895–1914 Braves Field 1915–1952 Milwaukee County Stadium 1953–1965 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 1966–1996 Turner Field 1997–2016 Truist Park 2017–present	MLB	1871–1893, 1895–1914

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 Walpole Street Grounds?

The capacity of Walpole Street Grounds is 3,000.

When was Walpole Street Grounds built?

Walpole Street Grounds opened in 1871.

What is on the site of Walpole Street Grounds today?

The site is now part of Northeastern University.

Where did the Boston Beaneaters play after Walpole Street Grounds?

After leaving Walpole Street Grounds in 1914, the Boston Beaneaters moved to Braves Field in 1915. They played there until 1952.

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 compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).

Historical Names

Walpole Street Grounds

1871 - 1914

Current

South End Grounds

1871 - 1914

Location

Coordinates: 42.3375, -71.0869

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Huntington Avenue American League Baseball Grounds	1901–1912	0.1 mi
Boston Arena	1910–2025	0.3 mi
Fenway Park	1912–	0.8 mi
Dartmouth Grounds		1.0 mi
Parsons Field	1933–	1.4 mi
Nickerson Field	1915–	1.8 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Boston Beaneaters

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