Columbia Park

Columbia Park was a ballpark in Philadelphia, PA. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 26, 1901 and the last on October 3, 1908.

601 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1901 and 1908. The Chicago Columbia Giants played 1 season here, in 1901. Across those seasons the club went 2-0. The Philadelphia Athletics played 8 seasons here, from 1901 to 1908. Across those seasons the club went 639-510. The Philadelphia Giants played 5 seasons here, from 1903 to 1908. Across those seasons the club went 65-36. Its recorded capacity is 9,500.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 26, 1901, when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5–1. Bill Carrick started for the Washington Senators and Chick Fraser for the Philadelphia Athletics. Jack Haskell was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 3, 1908, when the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5–0. Smoky Joe Wood started for the Boston Red Sox and Jack Coombs for the Philadelphia Athletics. Billy Evans was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 25,187, for a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics on September 30, 1905.

The major leagues also played in Philadelphia, PA at Jefferson Street Grounds (1871–1890), Centennial Park (1875–1875), Oakdale Park (1882–1882), Recreation Park (1883–1886), and Keystone Park (1884–1884), and 8 other grounds.