Bruce Grounds orBruce Park, also known asBruce's Park orBruce Park grounds, was abaseball ground located inIndianapolis, Indiana. Some sources place it inBroad Ripple, a northern suburb of the city, but that does not fit with contemporary information.
The ground was home to theIndianapolis Hoosiers of theAmerican Association in 1884. It was also used for Sunday games by theIndianapolis Hoosiers of theNational League in 1887.
The ball field was located at Bruce (now 23rd) Street and College Avenue. The National League club's primary home wasTinker Park, also known as Seventh Street Park. They staged Sunday games at the old AA park, which was outside the city limits at that time, due toblue laws. The club did not draw well at the site because it was too far from the city center. Sunday games during 1888 and 1889 were held atIndianapolis Park.
Indianapolis city directories have an entry for the park in each year from 1887 through 1893. The location is consistently given as "North side Bruce opposite north end of Greenwood". Greenwood was the last street east of College before the railroad tracks, corresponding to the current Winthrop Avenue. The 1889 Marion County Atlas shows a large block north of Bruce and between College and the tracks, with the owners shown as "J.M. & N.M. Bruce".
The park was eventually sold and developed into residential and commercial buildings.
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