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South End GroundsSouth End Grounds (also known as the Walpole Street Grounds, Union Baseball Grounds, and Boston Baseball Grounds) was the name of three baseball stadiums that stood at the same site in Boston, Massachusetts from 1871-1914, located at Columbus St. and Walpole St.. Throughout this period it was the home of the Boston Braves franchise (also known at different times as the Boston Bees, Boston Red Caps, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers and Boston Beaneaters). The stadiums were across the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad tracks from the Huntington Avenue Grounds. South End Grounds (#1) The first South End Grounds was opened on May 16, 1871. The last game was played on September 10, 1887. The stadium was demolished later that month to make way for a new stadium. South End Grounds (#2) The second South End Grounds was opened on May 25, 1888. It was the grandest of the three stadiums, consisting of a large double-decked and grandstand with twin turrets behind home plate and uncovered stands stretching down the right and left field lines, as well as bleachers in right-center field. It was the only double-decked baseball stadium ever built in Boston, unless one counts the rooftop seating which has turned Fenway Park into a de facto double-deck ballpark. The stadium was destroyed in the Great Roxbury Fire of May 15, 1894, which began when children started a small fire beneath the right field bleachers, and destroyed the stadium and 117 other buildings. The stadium sat 6,800 by one estimate. South End Grounds (#3) The third South End Grounds was built in ten weeks on the site of the old stadium and opened on July 20, 1894. Because the previous structure had not been sufficiently insured, there wasn't enough money to rebuild the stadium according to its old plans, and a smaller stadium was built. The Braves moved out on August 11, 1914 and played at Fenway Park for a year while Braves Field was being completed. Dimensions of South End Grounds (#3) - Left Field - 250 ft.
- Left Center Field - 445 ft.
- Deepest Left Center Field - 450 ft.
- Center Field - 440 ft.
- Right Center Field - 440 ft.
- Right Field - 255 ft.
Current Use The stadium was demolished after the Braves left. Ruggles Station on the Orange Line of the MBTA now stands on the site.
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