Oakdale Park
Encyclopedia
Oakdale Park is a former baseball
field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
. The field was home to the Philadelphia Athletics in their first season of the American Association
in 1882. The site of the park had been used for amateur baseball since the Civil War
.
The AA Athletics played a single season at the park, located at Huntingdon Street (north), 11th Street (east), Cumberland Street (south), and 12th Street (west) (in West Kensington
), relocating to Jefferson Street Grounds
in 1883. The park was sold shortly thereafter and torn down. Baker Bowl
would be built a couple of blocks west of this site, five years later.
Baseball
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field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, United States
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. The field was home to the Philadelphia Athletics in their first season of the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
in 1882. The site of the park had been used for amateur baseball since the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
The AA Athletics played a single season at the park, located at Huntingdon Street (north), 11th Street (east), Cumberland Street (south), and 12th Street (west) (in West Kensington
West Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and its bordering neighborhoods to the east , although its other boundaries are less well-defined...
), relocating to Jefferson Street Grounds
Jefferson Street Grounds
Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also known as Jefferson Park and Athletics Park. It was home to the Philadelphia Athletics from 1871 to 1876, five seasons in the...
in 1883. The park was sold shortly thereafter and torn down. Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds.It was on a small...
would be built a couple of blocks west of this site, five years later.