Haymakers' Grounds
Encyclopedia
Haymakers' Grounds was a baseball
grounds in Troy, New York
. It was home to the Troy Haymakers
of the National Association
from 1871
to 1872
and home to the Troy Trojans of the National League
from 1880
to 1881
.
The NL club played home games at Putnam Grounds
, Troy, in 1879, and at Troy Ball Club Grounds, Watervliet, in 1882.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
grounds in Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
. It was home to the Troy Haymakers
Troy Haymakers
The Troy Haymakers were an American professional baseball team.-History:Established in 1860 as the Union base ball club of neighboring Lansingburgh, New York, the Haymakers participated in the first professional pennant race of 1869 and joined the first professional league, the 1871 National...
of the National Association
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
from 1871
1871 in sports
-American football:College championship* College football national championship – noneEvents* The 1871 college football season is the only one since the first season in 1869 until the present day that no games are played in the entire season...
to 1872
1872 in sports
-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Princeton Tigers and Yale Bulldogs Events* Five teams compete in the 1872 college football season: , , , and .-Association football:England...
and home to the Troy Trojans of the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
from 1880
1880 in sports
-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Princeton Tigers and Yale Bulldogs Events* Walter Camp becomes an influential figure at the Massasoit House conventions where rules are debated and changed...
to 1881
1881 in sports
1881 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Princeton Tigers and Yale Bulldogs Events...
.
The NL club played home games at Putnam Grounds
Putnam Grounds
Putnam Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Troy, New York, USA. The ground was home to the Troy Trojans baseball club from May 28, 1879 to September 20, 1879....
, Troy, in 1879, and at Troy Ball Club Grounds, Watervliet, in 1882.