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Spider Park, also known as National League Park (II), was a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio. Located just east of what is now Downtown Cleveland, the wooden structure existed from 1887 to 1890, and served as the first ballpark for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League. Previous names for the venue included Cleveland Base Ball Park and American Association Park, during which the Spiders franchise was a member of the now-defunct American Association.

History
Spider Park was originally known as "Cleveland Base Ball Park"; the venue first opened on May 4, 1887, for the home opener of the inaugural season of the Cleveland Blues—the second major league team in Cleveland known by that name. The new ball club began as a member of the now-defunct American Association, thus accounting for another early name of the venue: "American Association Park", or simply "Association Park". Following the club's 1888 season, the Blues left the American Association and joined the National League; from then on, the venue was sometimes known as "National League Park (II)", or just "League Park (II)" (the Roman numeral "II" has typically been used to differentiate this venue from various other Cleveland ballparks). Finally, at the start of the club's 1889 season, the Blues came to be known as the "Spiders"; likewise, the club's venue came to be known as "Spider Park".

Located just east of what is now Downtown Cleveland, the wooden ballpark was built on leased property by the team's president, principal investor, and later its sole owner—streetcar magnate Frank Robison. He had selected the site, south of Payne Avenue at the end of Douglass Street (today East 36th Street), due to its location on one of his cable car rail lines. The distance from home plate to the outfield fence measured over 400 feet, and the quality of the grass playing surface was considered excellent. General admission tickets initially cost 25¢, and the total seating capacity was 4,500.

Some sources say a thunderstorm damaged Spider Park in June of the 1890 season and that this ultimately led to its closure; others say some part of the wooden ballpark, possibly the grandstand, was hit by a lightning strike and that the resulting fire "burned [Spider Park] to the ground." Neither claim is certain. A severe thunderstorm did end a game on June 5, and there was reportedly a lightning strike that day at nearby Brotherhood Park, home to the Cleveland Infants of the Players' League. Whatever damage may have occurred, however, did not force an immediate relocation for either team. Regardless, future hall of fame pitcher Cy Young made his major league debut at Spider Park on August 6 of that season, winning the first game of a doubleheader for the Spiders against the Chicago Colts (today's Cubs). The final two games at the field were played on October 4, in which the Spiders won both matches of another doubleheader, this time against the Philadelphia Phillies. Robison, who remained the owner of both the team and the ballpark, subsequently built a new venue for the Spiders approximately one mile east known as League Park, which opened in 1891.

Ballpark
National League Park was a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio, which served as the home venue for the Cleveland Blues of the National League from 1879 to 1884. The ballpark was bounded by: Sibley Street (now Carnegie Avenue) to the north; the backyards of homes facing Willson Avenue (now East 55th Street) to the east; Cedar Avenue to the south; and Kennard Street (now East 46th Street) to the west. A contemporary plot map indicates the diamond was closest to the Cedar–Kennard intersection.

Spider Park, a separate Cleveland ballpark which served as the home for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League from 1887 to 1890, was also known as "National League Park"; Roman numerals are sometimes used to differentiate between the subject of this article ("National League Park I") and that later venue ("National League Park II").

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Baseball parks in Cleveland

 * Case Commons
 * Home of: Cleveland Forest Citys - Independent (1866–1869 [amateur], 1870 [professional])
 * Location: East 38th Street (was Catawba Street - the nearby Case Avenue was renamed 40th); Garden Street (now Central Avenue); Scovill Avenue (this portion was later renamed Community College Avenue)
 * Currently: residential


 * National Association Grounds
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Forest Citys - National Association (1871–1872)
 * Cleveland Forest City - United States Baseball League (1912)
 * Location: Willson Avenue (now East 55th Street); Garden Street (now Central Avenue)
 * Currently: commercial


 * National League Park
 * Other names: National League Park (I) / League Park (I) / Kennard Street Ball Park / Kennard Street Park
 * Home of: Cleveland Blues - National League (1879–1884)
 * Location: Kennard (now East 46th) Street (west, third base); Sibley Street (now Carnegie Avenue) (north, left field); buildings and Wilson Avenue (now East 55th Street) (east, right field); Cedar Avenue (south, first base)
 * Currently: commercial


 * Spider Park
 * Other names: Cleveland Base Ball Park / American Association Park / Association Park (1887–1888); National League Park (II) / League Park (II) (1889–1890)
 * Home of: Cleveland Blues / Spiders - American Association (1887–1888) / National League (1889–1890)
 * Location: East 35th (was Douglass) Street (west); Payne Avenue (north); East 39th (was Clifton) Street (east); Euclid Avenue (south)
 * Currently: commercial


 * Brotherhood Park
 * Home of: Cleveland Infants - Players' League (1890)
 * Location: Willson Avenue (now East 55th Street); Nickel Plate Railroad tracks (now Metro tracks)
 * Currently: commercial


 * League Park (wooden)
 * Other names: National League Park (III) / League Park (III or I)
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Spiders - National League (1891–1899)
 * Cleveland Lake Shores / Blues / Bronchos / Naps - American League (1900 [minor league], 1901–1909 [major league])
 * Location: Lexington Ave (south, right field); East 66th Street (originally Dunham) (west, first base); Linwood Avenue (originally Beecher) (north, third base); residences and East 70th Street (originally Russell) (east, beyond left field)
 * Currently: restored ballpark


 * League Park (concrete-and-steel)
 * Other names: League Park (IV or II) (1910–1946); Somers Park (1910–1915); Dunn Field (1921–1929)
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Naps / Indians - American League (1910–1931 [full-time], 1932–1946 [part-time])
 * Cleveland Bearcats / Spiders - American Association (1914–1915)
 * Cleveland Red Sox - Negro National League (II) (1934)
 * Cleveland Buckeyes - Negro American League (1943–1948)
 * Location: Lexington Ave (south, right field); East 66th Street (originally Dunham) (west, first base); Linwood Avenue (originally Beecher) (north, third base); residences and East 70th Street (originally Russell) (east, beyond left field)
 * Currently: restored ballpark


 * Tate Field
 * Other name: Hooper Field
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Tate Stars - Independent (1919–1921) / Negro National League (I) (1922–1923)
 * Cleveland Browns - Negro National League (I) (1924)
 * Cleveland Elites - Negro National League (I) (1926)
 * Cleveland Hornets - Negro National League (I) (1927)
 * Location: Beyerle Road Southeast (northeast, third base); Sykora Road Southeast (southeast, left field); Harwood Avenue Southeast (north, home plate - street no longer exists); Hugo Avenue (T-ing into the Beyerle-Harwood intersection)
 * Currently: recreational (golf course)


 * Luna Park
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Green Sox - Federal League (1913)
 * Cleveland Tigers - Negro National League (I) (1928)
 * Cleveland Giants - Negro National League (II) (1933)
 * Location of amusement park and ballpark within it: Mt. Carmel Road (originally Ingersoll Road) (northeast); East 110th Street (east); Woodland Avenue (south, first base); Woodhill Road (northwest, third base)
 * Currently: residential


 * Cleveland Hardware Field
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Cubs - Negro National League (I) (1931)
 * Cleveland Stars - East–West League (1932)
 * Location: East 79th Street; Kinsman Road Southeast
 * Currently: residential


 * Cleveland Stadium
 * Home of:
 * Cleveland Cubs - Negro National League (I) (1931)
 * Cleveland Indians - American League (1932–1946 [part-time], 1947–1993 [full-time])
 * Location: 1085 West 3rd Street (first base side); Lake Erie (third base side)
 * Currently: site of FirstEnergy Stadium


 * Progressive Field
 * Other name: Jacobs Field (1994–2007)
 * Home of: Cleveland Indians - American League (1994–present)
 * Location: 2401 Ontario Street (southwest, third base); Carnegie Avenue (southeast, first base); Wigman Court (east, right field corner); East 9th Street (northeast, right field); Eagle Avenue (northwest and west, left field and left field corner)

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National League Park was a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio.

National League Park may also refer to:


 * Baker Bowl, a baseball park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * League Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio
 * Spider Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio

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American League Park was a baseball park in Washington, DC.

American League Park may also refer to:


 * Boundary Field, a baseball park in Washington, DC
 * Hilltop Park, a baseball park in New York, New York
 * Oriole Park, a baseball park in Baltimore, Maryland

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League Park was a baseball and football venue in Cleveland, Ohio.

League Park may also refer to:


 * American League Park, a baseball park in Washington, DC
 * Baker Bowl, a baseball park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * Bain Field, a baseball park in Norfolk, Virginia
 * Boundary Field, a baseball park in Washington, DC
 * Herald Park, a baseball park in Houston, Texas
 * Hilltop Park, a baseball park in New York, New York
 * League Park (Akron), a baseball and football venue in Akron, Ohio
 * League Park (Cincinnati), a baseball park in Cincinnati, Ohio
 * League Park (Fort Wayne) a baseball park in Fort Wayne, Indiana Kekionga Ball Grounds
 * League Park (San Antonio), a baseball park in San Antonio, Texas
 * League Park (Toledo), a baseball park in Toledo, Ohio
 * National League Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio
 * Oriole Park, a baseball park in Baltimore, Maryland
 * Pynchon Park, a sports venue in Springfield, Massachusetts
 * Robison Field, a baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri
 * Spider Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio

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League Park (II), or League Park II, may refer to:


 * League Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio; specifically, the concrete-and-steel version from 1910 to 1946
 * Spider Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio

REDIRECT League Park II

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League Park (I), or League Park I, may refer to:


 * League Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio; specifically, the wooden version from 1891 to 1909
 * National League Park, a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio

REDIRECT League Park I

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 * 1879–1884: National League Park I / League Park I -- Cleveland Blues (NL)
 * 1887–1890: National League Park II / League Park II -- Cleveland Blues/Spiders (AA/NL)
 * 1891–1899: National League Park III / League Park III -- Cleveland Spiders (NL)
 * 1901–1909: League Park III -- Cleveland Blues/Bronchos/Naps (AL)
 * 1910–1946: League Park IV -- Cleveland Naps/Indians (AL)