: 1 5 9 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁Category : G erman ▁Renaissance ▁human ists ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁German ▁Catholic ▁the olog ians ▁Category : Le iden ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Hamburg ▁Category : G erman ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : G erman ▁li br ari ans ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁German ▁writers ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Rec re ation ▁Park ▁was ▁a ▁baseball ▁park ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁The ▁ball park ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 8 3 – 1 8 8 6 , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁ar ena ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Baker ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁bounded ▁by ▁ 2 4 th ▁Street , ▁R idge ▁Avenue , ▁ 2 5 th ▁Street ▁and ▁Columbia ▁Avenue ▁( which ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁was ▁renamed ▁ ▁Cec il ▁B . ▁Moore ▁Avenue ▁after ▁the ▁civil - right s ▁leader ). ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁area ; ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁later , ▁ ▁Columbia ▁Park , ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics , ▁opened ▁eight ▁blocks ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁on ▁Columbia ▁Avenue , ▁though ▁this ▁ball park ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁a