St. George Cricket Grounds or St. George Grounds is a former baseball venue located on Staten Island, New York. St. George was the home park for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association for the and seasons. The grounds were also a part-time home to the New York Giants of the National League in . The Cricket Grounds were also known as Mutrie's Dump or Mutrie's Dumping Grounds, referring to Jim Mutrie, manager of the Metropolitans and the Giants. The stadium, which was built in the style of a typical horse race track grandstand, was first used as a baseball field in 1853, with the first game between the New York Knickerbockers and the Washington Club. The site later became part of the development of the then-new community of St. George, Staten Island in 1886, by Erastus Wiman. Fans were able to watch games while watching the construction of the Statue of Liberty. Although the community and the ferry were successful, baseball was not. The Giants were a strong team through the latter part of the 1880s, and the Metropolitans folded after the 1887 season. The Giants played some games there from April 29 – June 14, 1889, while awaiting construction of the Polo Grounds; their move to Manhattan ended professional baseball at St. George. The parking lot of the current Richmond County Bank Ballpark was the location of the former Cricket Grounds. See also Bloomingdale Park St George's Cricket Club Staten Island Cricket Club Van Cortlandt Park, currently used for cricket fields in New York City Richmond County Bank Ballpark References External links New York Metropolitans Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors page on baseball-reference.com National League ballpark table page at ballparks.com St. George, Staten Island Sports venues in Staten Island Defunct baseball venues in the United States Lacrosse venues in New York City Former sports venues in New York City Demolished sports venues in New York (state) Demolished buildings and structures in Staten Island Cricket grounds in New York City Baseball venues in New York City