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Detroit, MI · ballpark file

Recreation Park

Identity

Opened
1881
Capacity
-
Surface
-
Roof
-
Replaced
See team chronology
Lease/status
Status note not cached yet.

Tracked Usage

Historical games
439
First-last
1881-1890
Home openers
9
Attendance
37,700
Avg BPF / PPF
99.3 / 99.7
2026 games
0

2026 Run Environment

Scored games
0
Avg total runs
-
Day / night
0 / 0
First 2026
-
Last 2026
-
Next game
-

Meaningful Games And Seasons

DB-derived highlights

Highest run totals · 2026

No scored 2026 games are cached for this venue yet.

Recent / next

No 2026 game rows mapped to this venue.

Peak attendance seasons

1887 · Detroit Wolverines 16,700 attendance · 62 games · BPF 104
1888 · Detroit Wolverines 14,000 attendance · 68 games · BPF 100
1886 · Detroit Wolverines 5,000 attendance · 62 games · BPF 103
1890 · Cleveland Spiders 2,000 attendance · 1 games · BPF 94
1884 · Detroit Wolverines 0 attendance · 58 games · BPF 94
1885 · Detroit Wolverines 0 attendance · 52 games · BPF 100
1883 · Detroit Wolverines 0 attendance · 51 games · BPF 95
1882 · Detroit Wolverines 0 attendance · 43 games · BPF 100

Team Chronology

Who used the park, and what came before/after
TeamYearsGamesAttendanceBPFPPF
Detroit WolverinesDTN 1881-1888 438 35,700 100.0 100.0
Cleveland SpidersCL4 1890-1890 1 2,000 94.0 97.0

Franchise Park Chain

DTN

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