Jefferson Street Grounds

Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was home to Philadelphia Athletics from 1871 to 1876, five seasons in the
National Association and one in the National League. From 1873 to 1875, the Athletics shared it with the White Stockings, also in the National Association. Later it was home to the American Association Athletics beginning 1883, moving in from Oakdale Park, until 1890.

Located on the corner of North 25th and W Jefferson, the Jefferson Street Grounds opened on May 15, 1871. The seating capacity was meager, only 5,000 seats. The inaugural National League game was played there, on April 22, 1876 between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Stockings; Boston won 6-5. By a quirk of fate it was the only NL game played that day, all others being rained out.

The last major league game played in the park was October 11, 1890.

The ground is currently the site of the Daniel Boone Public School in Philadelphia.

External links

* [http://www.projectballpark.org/history/na/jefferson.html Photos of current site]

References

*Baseball-reference. [http://baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1891.shtml "1891 Philadelphia Athletics"] . Retrieved 2006-09-04.
*Retrosheet. [http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/PKDIR.htm "Park Directory"] . Retrieved 2006-09-04.