Wethersfield Avenue Baseball Grounds

Wethersfield Avenue Baseball Grounds, also referred to as Clarkin Field or Clarkin's Field (I) was a baseball park located in Hartford, Connecticut. The facility was home to the following minor league teams:

• Hartford Atlantic League Bluebirds 1896-1897 / Co-operatives 1898
• Hartford Eastern League Indians 1899-1900 / Wooden Nutmegs 1901
• Hartford Senators Connecticut League 1902, 1904-1912 / Valley League 1903 / Eastern Association 1913-1914
• Hartford Senators Eastern League 1916-1918; 1919-1920

Wethersfield Avenue Baseball Grounds

Clarkin's Field
Wethersfield Avenue Grounds in 1912
Former names	Clarkin Field (I)
Location	831 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut
Capacity	unknown
Field size	unknown
Construction
Broke ground	about 1895
Opened	about 1896
Demolished	about 1920
Tenants
Hartford Senators et al (1896-1920)

For the 1896 season, the Atlantic League team's owners constructed stands for the field. The ballpark was situated between Roosevelt Street and Plymouth Street at 831 Wethersfield Avenue.^[1]

The first Atlantic League game in Hartford was played on April 23, 1896, with Hartford defeating New Haven 16-11.^[2] The final Eastern League game in Hartford was a doubleheader on September 11, 1920. Hartford won both games from Waterbury.^[3]

In the early 1900s, James H. Clarkin assumed the position as the Hartford Club's owner. In local newspapers, "Clarkin's Field" became the secondary name for the Wethersfield Avenue Grounds.

A new Clarkin Field (II) was built in 1921, to replace the aging Wethersfield Avenue Grounds. The last listing of the old ballpark in Hartford city directories is in the 1921 edition.