Columbia Park

Columbia Park grandstand

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tenant: Philadelphia Athletics (AL)
Opened: April 26, 1901
First night game: Never
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 9,500 (1901); 13,600 (1905).

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Location: In the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia on the 2900 block of Columbia Avenue. Left field (N by NE), Columbia Avenue; 3rd base (W by NW), 30th Street; 1st base (S by SW), Oxford Street; right field (E by SE), 29th Street.

Dimensions: n/a

Fences: n/a

Recommended Reading (bibliography):

Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present by Josh Leventhal and Jessica Macmurray.
The Ballpark Book: A Journey Through the Fields of Baseball Magic (Revised Edition) by Ron Smith and Kevin Belford.
City Baseball Magic: Plain Talk and Uncommon Sense about Cities and Baseball Parks by Philip Bess.
Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark by Michael Gershman.
Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks by Philip J. Lowry.
Lost Ballparks: A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields by Lawrence S. Ritter.
Roadside Baseball: A Guide to Baseball Shrines Across America by Chris Epting.
The Story of America's Classic Ballparks (VHS).

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View of Columbia Park courtesy of the Franklin Digital Collection.

Updated March 2000

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