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| Full name | Herald Park |
|---|---|
| Former names | Houston Base Ball Park |
| Location | 802 McGowen Street Houston, Texas |
| Owner | Houston Electric Company[4] |
| Operator | Houston Baseball Association |
| Field size | LF 310 CF 403 RF 310[2] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1884[1] |
| Renovated | 1896,[1][2] 1898,[3] 1903[4] |
| Closed | July 2, 1904 |
| Demolished | 1904 |
| Tenants | |
| Houston Nationals (TL) (1884) Houston Heralds (1887) Louisville Colonels (MLB/spring training) (1895) St. Louis Cardinals (MLB/spring training) (1904) Houston Buffaloes (STL, TL) (1888–1904) | |
Herald Park (also known as Houston Base Ball Park, Fair Ground Park,[5] and League Park[1]) was a baseball park located in Houston, Texas and was the home of the Houston Buffaloes from 1888 until 1904. It also served as the spring training facility for the Louisville Colonels and the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League of Major League Baseball in 1895 and 1904 respectively.
The ballpark existed near the Houston fairgrounds at the intersection of Milam Street and McGowen Street on the eastern edge of Fourth Ward. Today, Houston's Reef restaurant sat on the location of Herald Park until it closed in 2019. In 2016, the Texas Historical Commission commemorated the ballpark by placing a historical marker on the location.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Old Ball Parkwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Texas Baseball Notes". Houston Post. January 5, 1896. p. 17. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Local Baseball Matters". Houston Post. February 28, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ground Money Appropriated". Houston Chronicle. March 18, 1903. p. 10.
- ^ "Base Ball In Texas". Galveston Daily News. July 25, 1888. p. 2.