Congress Street Grounds
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Congress Street Grounds is a former Baseball ground located in Boston, Massachusetts. The ground was home to two versions of the Boston Reds[1], the Players League version in 1890 and the American Association version in 1891.
Although a short-lived facility, the ballpark witnessed some significant history. First, its occupants won league pennants in their two years of existence. The strong team was dropped during the NL-AA merger of 1892, as there was already an NL entry in Boston.
Then, between May and June of 1894, Congress Street Grounds was the home to the Boston Beaneaters while their home grounds, the South End Grounds, were being rebuilt after the Great Roxbury Fire of May 15, 1894. It had a close left field fence, which benefited Boston's Bobby Lowe just a couple of weeks later, on May 30, 1894, as he became the first batter to hit four home runs in a single game, all of them down the line in left field.
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Congress Street Grounds was also an alternate name for the first of the Chicago ballparks called West Side Park.
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