Gamble Lawn, St. Louis

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Location	St. Louis, MO, United States
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Description	Jeff Kittle's blog on St. Louis baseball says the Empire Club and others played at/near Gamble Lawn, on Gamble Ave and west 20th. The St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 10, 1959 says Gamble Lawn was between 23rd and High Sts., near the Pacific Railroad. The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Nov. 21, 1937 says Gamble Lawn was a common from 20th St. to Jefferson Ave., and from Gamble Ave, to the Missouri Pacific RR tracks. The St. Louis Missouri Republican, Sept. 20, 1864 says that Camp Hall was on Gamble Lawn, south of Clark Ave, beyond 21st St.
Sources	https://www.thisgameofgames.com/19th-century-st-louis-baseball-grounds.html
Comment	Spink, "The National Game" (1911) p. 36 lists the old St. Louis ball grounds, saying the Gamble grounds were "near the old Rock Springs on the ground now occupied by the Terminal Railroad Association." Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Jeffrey Kittel
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

Clubs

Club	Years	Edit Association with Field
Empire Club of St. Louis	1860s

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1860-09-14	St. Louis	MO	Empire Club of St. Louis	Morning Star Club of St. Louis	37 - 18	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1861-09-28	St. Louis	MO	Commercial Jr. Club of St. Louis	Union Club of St. Louis	31 - 10	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1862-05-14	St. Louis	MO	Empire Club of St. Louis	Union Club of St. Louis	53 - 15	Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1863-06-06	St. Louis	MO	Commercial Club of St. Louis	Empire Club of St. Louis	26 - 24	Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1863-06-06	St. Louis	MO	Commercial Club of St. Louis	Empire Club of St. Louis	26 - 24	Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-05-18	St. Louis	MO	Pickwick Club of St. Louis	Christian Brothers Club of St. Louis	20 - 7	Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-29	St. Louis	MO	Liberty Club of St. Louis	Defiance Base Ball Club of St. Louis	19 - 29	Bob Tholkes