Columbia Park (Altoona)
Columbia Park was a baseball field in Altoona, Pennsylvania, which was the home field for the Altoona Mountain Citys of the Union Association (UA) during the league's only season in 1884.[1]
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| Location | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′36″N 78°24′36″W |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Tenants | |
| Altoona Mountain Citys (1884) (UA) | |
The longest UA game by innings played was played on May 27, 1884, in Columbia Park, with the Mountain Citys beating the Baltimore Monumentals by a score of 3–2 in 13 innings.[2]
The ballpark, which was also sometimes called Fourth Avenue Grounds, was located at Lower Sixth Street, Fourth Avenue, and Mill Run Road.[3]
References
- "Columbia Park in Altoona, PA". Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- "Appendix 5: Longest major league extra inning games by league" (PDF). sabr.org. Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- Michael Benson, Ballparks of North America (McFarland Publishing, 1989), pp. 5–6.
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