Recreation Park (II)

Recreation Park (II)
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Columbus, OH

Team: Columbus Salons	Dimensions: RF 400
Capacity: 6,500 (5,000 grandstand, 1,500 bleachers)	Razed: April 1900

This was the park where Englishman, Harry M. Stevens, attended a game that inspired him to (re)create the scorecard and sell it in 1887. Today, Harry M. Stevens, Inc. remains one of the largest ballpark concessionaire services in America.

Current day site.