Avenue Grounds

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Avenue Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The ground was home to the Cincinnati Reds baseball club from April 25, 1876 to August 27, 1879.

Little is known about this ballpark, as even its location is somewhat contradictory. (Benson, p.98) Contemporary atlases indicate the "Base Ball Grounds" was about two short blocks west of Spring Grove Avenue, bounded on the south by Alabama Avenue, on the west by Mill Creek, on the north by the imaginary line extending from Monmouth Street, and on the immediate east by railroad tracks. It was a couple of blocks north of the stockyards.

The club played poorly, and actually dropped out of the league before the 1879 season ended. The club revived for 1880, and relocated to the Bank Street Grounds.

The ballpark had first opened in 1875, and would continue to be used for amateur ball until around 1900. The site of the Avenue Grounds was later a public park called Chester Park. Currently the site is totally consumed by railroad yards.

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Baseball Parks of North America, Michael Benson, McFarland, 1989.

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Cincy Sports History

Preceded by Lincoln Park Grounds	Home of the Cincinnati Reds 1876 – 1879	Succeeded by Bank Street Grounds

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The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters

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Culture	Mr. Red • The Big Red Machine • The Nasty Boys • Dowd Report • Hall of Fame

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