[1][2] As the 1880s progressed, the team improved and won the National League pennant in 1887, as well as the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Browns of the American Association.

The field was laid out so that the foul lines hit the fences at a 135° angle, similar to the Polo Grounds and various other parks of that era.

Brush Street made a T-intersection against Brady at the southwest corner of the lot where the main entrance gate was.

Although the ballpark is long gone, Harper Hospital still exists, housed in new buildings, and overlooking the site where the major league Wolverines once played.

An historical marker[1] commemorating Recreation Park is placed in what was once left field, among the buildings of the present Detroit Medical Center.