Grand Avenue Park
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Grand Avenue Park was the home of the St. Louis Brown Stockings during the 1875 season and again in 1876. The club competed in the National Association and later the National League, making the park one of St. Louis’s earliest professional venues. The enclosed wooden grounds featured a modest grandstand and fenced perimeter typical of the era, reflecting baseball’s transition into a structured, ticketed enterprise.
The 1875 Brown Stockings were one of the strongest clubs in the game, drawing significant crowds and elevating the city’s baseball profile. In 1876, controversy and scandal cut short the team’s stay in the National League, and Grand Avenue Park’s time as a top-level venue quickly ended. Despite its short life, it remains historically significant as the first major-league home in St. Louis.