Near St. Paul's Episcopal Church

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Location	St. Paul, MN, United States
Modern Address	near 444 N. Pine
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Description	"Most early games in St. Paul were played on an empty lot at Ninth and Olive streets, directly across Interstate 94 from where CHS Field stands today." "Baseball's Beginnings in St. Paul," Pioneer Press, May 7, 2021. St. Paul's church, which in 1863 was under Dr. Andrew B. Patterson, was located at the northeast corner of Olive and 9th Streets. Olive is one block east of Pine and 2 blocks east of Broadway. The rectory's address was 363 E. Ninth. An 1867 birds-eye-view of St. Paul shows open ground to the north and west of the church. Lafayette Park (est. 1886) was two blocks east of St. Paul's. An 1865 game was played "on Pine St." (which is quite near 9th and Olive). Area near Dayton's Bluff, on the (then and now) east side of town. The North Star and other clubs played here. An 1858 game was played at "Fort St., beyond the Bell Tower." Fort St. was on the west side of town. See St. Paul Times, June 1, 1859.
Sources	"Baseball's Beginnings in St. Paul," Pioneer Press, May 7, 2021. Hatfield, "Lafayette Park," Ramsey County History v. 29 no. 2 (Summer 1984).
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

Clubs

Club	Years	Edit Association with Field
North Star Base Ball Club of St. Paul	1865

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-05-18	St. Paul	MN	North Star Base Ball Club of St. Paul	Excelsior Club of Fort Snelling of St. Paul	38 - 14	Rich Arpi
Ballgame	1866-07-26	St. Paul	MN	Olympic Club of St. Paul	Saxons Club of St. Paul	20 - 18	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1866-08-28	St. Paul	MN	Olympic Club of St. Paul	Saxons Club of St. Paul	39 - 19	Bruce Allardice