Recreation Park

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Former

Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio was home to the Columbus Buckeyes & Columbus Solons of the American Association (1883–1891). The closest MLB stadium is Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, about 99 miles away.

Ballpark facts

Location
Columbus, Ohio
Opened
1883
Major league years
1883–1891

Ballparks near Recreation Park10

  1. 1Triple-AHuntington Park — Columbus Clippers (Columbus, Ohio)same city
  2. 2D-IBill Davis Stadium — Ohio State Buckeyes (Columbus, Ohio)same city
  3. 3D-IIFrank Damian Field at Panther Valley — Ohio Dominican Panthers (Columbus, Ohio)same city
  4. 4D-IIIClowson Field — Capital Comets (Bexley, Ohio)nearby
  5. 5D-IIIFishbaugh Field — Otterbein Cardinals (Westerville, Ohio)7 mi
  6. 6D-IIILittick Field — Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops (Delaware, Ohio)21 mi
  7. 7D-IIIBig Red Field — Denison Big Red (Granville, Ohio)26 mi
  8. 8NAIACougar Baseball Field — Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars (Mount Vernon, Ohio)38 mi
  9. 9D-IIIMcCloskey Field — Kenyon Owls (Gambier, Ohio)42 mi
  10. 10D-IIICarleton Davidson Stadium — Wittenberg Tigers & Champion City Half Trax (Springfield, Ohio)44 mi

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When did Recreation Park open?

Recreation Park opened in 1883.

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Huntington Park is also in Columbus. See the full list of nearby ballparks on this page.

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