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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
1891	Oriole Park (III)
1890 - 1891	Oriole Park (II)
1882 - 1889	Oriole Park (I)
1882	Newington Park
BOSTON REDS
1891	Congress Street Grounds
BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS
1884 - 1889	Washington Park (I)
BROOKLYN GLADIATORS
1890	Wallace's Ridgewood Park
CINCINNATI KELLY'S KILLERS
1891	Pendleton Park (Pendleton, OH)
CINCINNATI REDS
1884 - 1889	League Park
1882 - 1883	Bank Street Grounds
CLEVELAND SPIDERS
1887 - 1888	National League Park (II)
COLUMBUS SALONS
1889 - 1891	Recreation Park (II)
COLUMBUS BUCKEYES
1883 - 1884	Recreation Park (I)
INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS
1884	Seventh Street Park
KANSAS CITY COWBOYS
1888 - 1889	Exposition Park
1888	Association Park
LOUISVILLE COLONELS
1882 - 1891	Eclipse Park (I)
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
1891	Borchert Field
NEW YORK METROPOLITANS
1886 - 1887	St. George Cricket Grounds (Staten Island, NY)
1884	Metropolitan Park
1883 - 1885	Polo Grounds (I)
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
1883 - 1890	Jefferson Park
1882	Oakdale Park
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
1891	Forepaugh Park
PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENIES
1884 - 1886	Recreation Park
1882 - 1883	Exposition Park
RICHMOND VIRGINIANS
1884	Virginia Base-Ball Park
ROCHESTER BRONCOS
1890	Culver Field
ST. LOUIS BROWNS
1882 - 1891	Sportsman's Park (I)
SYRACUSE STARS
1890	Star Park (II)
TOLEDO BLUE STOCKINGS
1884	League Park
TOLEDO MAUMEES
1890	Speranza Park
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
1884	Athletic Park
WASHINGTON STATESMEN
1891	Boundary Field

In 1882, the American Association was formed by H.D. McKnight of Pittsburgh and Chris. Von der Ahe of St. Louis. The purpose of this league was to allow players to play for whatever team they wanted whenever they wanted, bucking the trend of the reserve clause that was put into place by the National League. They also tried to appeal to the working man by charging 25 cents admission instead of the National League mandated 50 cents, plus they sold liquor and played ball on Sunday.

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