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New Haven was too small a city and the club had declined to travel west in 1875, playing only three home games apiece with Chicago and St. Louis. On Saturday, April 22, 1876, the Athletics played in the first game in the history of Major League Baseball , losing to the Boston Red Caps , 6–5.
The Pythians were composed of primarily business and middle class professionals from the surrounding areas of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City. Just two years after the Civil War ended, in 1867, the Pennsylvania State Convention of Baseball, located in Harrisburg, denied the "Pythian Base Ball Club" out of Philadelphia. [4]
Currently: Residential / commercial / athletic fields Passon Field Home of: Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (ca. 1932-1934) Philadelphia Stars (ca. 1934-1935) Location: Northwest corner of 48th Street and Spruce Street Currently: Football field for West Philadelphia High School 44th and Parkside Ballpark Home of: Philadelphia Stars (ca. 1935–1950)
Jefferson Street Grounds; Former names: Athletic Base Ball Grounds: Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Coordinates: Jefferson Street Grounds (1883–1890) Jefferson Street Grounds (1864–1876): Capacity: 15,000 (1884) [1] 5,200 (1883) [1] 5,000 (1871) [1]: Surface: Natural grass: Construction; Opened: 1864 (amateur); 1871 (professional); April 22, 1876 (National League ...
The South Philadelphia Sports Complex is the home of four major Philadelphia professional sports teams. The complex is located in South Philadelphia and is the site of Wells Fargo Center, home arena for the Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Flyers, Lincoln Financial Field, home field for the Philadelphia Eagles, Citizens Bank Park, home field for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Xfinity Live ...
The Phillies played their first game in the new ballpark on Saturday, April 30, 1887, the home opener against the New York Giants. 18,000 tickets were sold for the first game, with 13,000 in the stands and an additional 5,000 fans crowded onto the bicycle track which encircled the field and others in the terraces above left field. Philadelphia ...
The P.R.R. YMCA Athletic Field, also known as Penmar Park and commonly referred to in the 1930s and 1940s as the 44th and Parkside ballpark, was an athletic field and ballpark in West Philadelphia from as early as the 1890s to the early 1950s. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA for use by its employees.
The 1919 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing last in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 104 losses. It was their fifth consecutive season in the cellar after owner-manager Connie Mack sold off his star players. Philadelphia led the AL in fewest runs scored and most runs allowed, and they did so by wide margins.