Recreation Park (Detroit)

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Recreation Park (Detroit) was a 19th-century baseball park in Detroit that served as one of the city’s earliest major venues for professional baseball before being replaced by later ballparks like Bennett Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball park
defunct sports venue
sports venue
category Baseball venues in Michigan
Defunct baseball venues in the United States
Defunct sports venues in Michigan
Sports venues in Detroit
city Detroit
closed 1888
country United States
era 19th century
historicalSignificance one of Detroit’s earliest major professional baseball venues
homeTeam Detroit Wolverines
league National League
location Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit
notableEvent 1887 World Series (unofficial) games
opened 1881
replacedBy Bennett Park
sport baseball
state Michigan
status demolished
surface grass
tenant Detroit Wolverines
timePeriod 1880s
usedFor professional baseball games

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Bennett Park precededBy Recreation Park (Detroit)