Athletic Park

Athletic Park was a ballpark in Kansas City, MO. The first major-league game the register places here was on June 7, 1884 and the last on October 19, 1884. The register files it under the Union Association.

36 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1884. The Kansas City Cowboys played 1 season here, in 1884. Across those seasons the club went 16-63. The Washington Nationals played 1 season here, in 1884. Across those seasons the club went 12-51.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 7, 1884, when the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) beat the Kansas City Cowboys 6–5. Patrick Horan started for the Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) and Ernie Hickman for the Kansas City Cowboys. Dave Sullivan was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 19, 1884, when the Kansas City Cowboys beat the Washington Nationals 12–1. Abner Powell started for the Washington Nationals and Bill Hutchison for the Kansas City Cowboys. Alexander Crawford was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Kansas City, MO at Association Park (1886–1892), Exposition Park (1889–1889), Gordon and Koppel Field (1914–1915), Municipal Stadium (1955–1972), and Kauffman Stadium (from 1973).