Oakland Park, New Jersey
Oakland Park was a ballpark in The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. It was the home of the minor league baseball club, the Jersey City Skeeters, from 1888 to 1889. The club briefly disbanded in July 1889, but the park continued to be used by other local teams for several years after. It hosted the New York Giants of Major League Baseball for their first two home games in 1889 following their eviction from the Polo Grounds. History On April 20, 1885, ground was broken for Oakland Park and construction was carried out by the New Jersey Exhibition Company (NJEC). The Erie Railroad leased the land to the NJEC for the construction of the ballpark. Oakland Park opened less than a month later on May 2, 1885 with a game between the Jersey Blues and the Oaklands of Brooklyn. In February 1888, under the new ownership of John B. Day, the Skeeters began leasing the ballpark. Day was the first owner of the New York Giants and purchased the Skeeters to serve as a farm team ...
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