Columbia Park

E47850

Columbia Park was the early 20th-century baseball stadium in Philadelphia that served as the original home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball stadium
sports venue
alsoKnownAs Columbia Avenue Grounds
architecturalType wooden ballpark
capacity about 9,500
city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
closingDate 1908
country United States
demolitionDate 1910
era early 20th century
homeOpeningSeason 1901 American League season
homeTeam Philadelphia Athletics
hostedEvent 1905 World Series games in Philadelphia
league American League
location Philadelphia
neighborhood North Philadelphia
notableFor being the first home park of the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League
openingDate 1901
originalHomeOf Philadelphia Athletics (American League)
replacedBy Shibe Park
sport baseball
status defunct stadium
surface grass
teamRelocationTo Shibe Park in 1909
tenant Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies (partial use)
usedFor American League games
Major League Baseball games
World Series games


Please wait…