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Exposition Park is a former baseball ground located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The ground was home to the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association for the 1888 and 1889 seasons.

It was located at 15th and Montgall from 1888 to 1902 in the 18th and Vine-Downtown East, Kansas City neighborhood.^[1] It was on the grounds of the Kansas City exposition park which had opened in 1886 between 12th and 15th Street on Kansas Street—the center piece of which was an 80,000 square foot building modeled on The Crystal Palace until it was destroyed in 1901 in a fire that had occurred just a week after plans were announced to dismantle it.^[2]

The exact location and orientation of the ballpark, per Sanborn maps, was East 15th Street (now Truman Avenue) (south, first base); the imaginary line of Montgall Avenue (west, third base) + Prospect Avenue (farther west); the imaginary line of East 14th Street + Exposition Driving Park (north, left field); buildings and Kansas Avenue (east, right field).

The first football game between Kansas and Missouri was played here on October 31, 1891 (Kansas beat Missouri 22-8 before a crowd of about 3,000).^[3] Exposition Park also played host to a game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals on October 15, 1892. Until 2023, this was the only time the National League rivals had met outside their respective cities.^[4]

It was site of one of the first night games when the Kansas City Blues played the Sioux City Cornhuskers on August 28, 1894 --- an event in which the players dressed in costume.^[5] The Cornhuskers were bought by Charles Comiskey following the 1894 season and eventually became the Chicago White Sox.

The stadium was also home to other Kansas City teams: the Kansas City Blues of the American Association and the Kansas City Maroons.

References

^ "Kansas City Sports Stadiums".
^ Whitney, Carrie Westlake (1908). Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 223. kansas city exposition fair 1872.
^ "Kansas City Sports Stadiums".
^ "2023 London Series FAQ: All your questions, answered". MLB.com.
^ "Night Baseball Exposition Park August 28, 1894 - on Newspapers.com". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19.

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[1] "Kansas City Sports Stadiums".

[2] Whitney, Carrie Westlake (1908). Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 223. kansas city exposition fair 1872.

[3] "Kansas City Sports Stadiums".

[4] "2023 London Series FAQ: All your questions, answered". MLB.com.

[5] "Night Baseball Exposition Park August 28, 1894 - on Newspapers.com". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19.

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-'''Exposition Park''' is a former [[Baseball]] ground located in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], USA. The ground was home to the [[Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)|Kansas City Cowboys]] of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]] for the 1888 and 1889 seasons.
+'''Exposition Park''' is a former [[baseball]] ground located in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], United States. The ground was home to the [[Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)|Kansas City Cowboys]] of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]] for the 1888 and 1889 seasons.
-It was located at [[Truman Road|15th]] & Montgall from 1888 to: 1902.<ref>http://www.allstarrsports.com/index.php/kansas-city-sports/95-kansas-city-sports-stadiums</ref>  It was on the grounds of the Kansas City exposition park which had opened in 1886 -- the center piece of which was a 80,000 square foot building modeled on the [[The Crystal Palace]] until it was destroyed in 1901 in a fire that had occurred just a week after plans were announced to dismantle it.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=vWdAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq=kansas+city+exposition+fair+1872&source=bl&ots=VLNWwyfROq&sig=tG0DEF609MTICVvjHRFSjJjflpM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiy3NSk5u7NAhUCTSYKHXnwDA8Q6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=kansas%20city%20exposition%20fair%201872&f=false</ref>
+It was located at [[Truman Road|15th]] and Montgall from 1888 to 1902 in the [[18th and Vine-Downtown East, Kansas City]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allstarrsports.com/index.php/kansas-city-sports/95-kansas-city-sports-stadiums |title = Kansas City Sports Stadiums}}</ref>  It was on the grounds of the Kansas City exposition park which had opened in 1886 between 12th and 15th Street on Kansas Street—the center piece of which was an 80,000 square foot building modeled on [[The Crystal Palace]] until it was destroyed in 1901 in a fire that had occurred just a week after plans were announced to dismantle it.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/kansascitymissou01inwhit | page=[https://archive.org/details/kansascitymissou01inwhit/page/223 223] | quote=kansas city exposition fair 1872. | title=Kansas City, Missouri: Its History and Its People 1808-1908| publisher=S. J. Clarke publishing Company | last1=Whitney| first1=Carrie Westlake| year=1908}}</ref>
+[[File:Exposition Park Kansas City 1896 Sanborn maps.jpg|thumb|left|Exposition Park area in 1896]]
-The first [[Border_War_(Kansas–Missouri_rivalry)|footaball game between Kansas and Missouri]] was played here on October 31, 1891 ([[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] beat [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] 22-8 before a crowd of about 3,000).<ref>http://www.allstarrsports.com/index.php/kansas-city-sports/95-kansas-city-sports-stadiums</ref>
+The exact location and orientation of the ballpark, per Sanborn maps, was East 15th Street (now Truman Avenue) (south, first base); the imaginary line of Montgall Avenue (west, third base) + Prospect Avenue (farther west); the imaginary line of East 14th Street + Exposition Driving Park (north, left field); buildings and Kansas Avenue (east, right field).
+The first [[Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)|football game between Kansas and Missouri]] was played here on October 31, 1891 ([[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]] beat [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]] 22-8 before a crowd of about 3,000).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allstarrsports.com/index.php/kansas-city-sports/95-kansas-city-sports-stadiums |title = Kansas City Sports Stadiums}}</ref>  Exposition Park also played host to a game between the [[Chicago Cubs]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]] on October 15, 1892.  Until 2023, this was the only time the National League rivals had met outside their respective cities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/mlb-london-series-2023-faq-cubs-vs-cardinals |title=2023 London Series FAQ: All your questions, answered|website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>
-It was site of one of the first [[night game]]s when the Kansas City Blues played the Sioux City Cornhuskers on August 28, 1894  --- an event in which the players dressed in costume.  <ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5769381/night_baseball_exposition_park_august/</ref>  The Cornhuskers were bought by [[Charles Comiskey]] following the 1894 season and eventually become the [[Chicago White Sox]].
+It was site of one of the first [[night game]]s when the [[Kansas City Blues (1885-1901)|Kansas City Blues]] played the [[Sioux City Cornhuskers]] on August 28, 1894  --- an event in which the players dressed in costume.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5769381/night_baseball_exposition_park_august/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819004331/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5769381/night_baseball_exposition_park_august/ |archive-date=2016-08-19 |title=Night Baseball Exposition Park August 28, 1894 - on Newspapers.com}}</ref>  The Cornhuskers were bought by [[Charles Comiskey]] following the 1894 season and eventually became the [[Chicago White Sox]].
-The stadium was also home to other Kansas City teams:
+The stadium was also home to other Kansas City teams: the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] of the [[American Association (1902–1997)|American Association]] and the Kansas City Maroons.
-* [[Kansas City Maroons]]
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-* [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] ([[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] minor league baseball)
-* [[Kansas City Packers]] of the [[Federal League]]
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+[[Category:Defunct college football venues]]
+[[Category:Defunct American football venues in the United States]]
+[[Category:Defunct minor league baseball venues]]
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