Columbia Park

Opened in 1901

Several venues share the name “Columbia Park”. See all of them.

About Columbia Park

Columbia Park was an MLB stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1901, closed in 1908 and was demolished in 1912. Its last recorded capacity was 9,500. Its only tenant was Philadelphia Athletics (MLB, 1901–1908). On our ranked lists it ranks 20th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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20th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
15th shortest-lived of 83 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
88th longest single tenancy (7 years) of the 100 longest on record in MLB stadiums

Photo of Columbia Park — Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

9,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1901

Year Closed

1908

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elevation

99 ft

30 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Teams

Home seasons at Columbia Park by team, 1901–1908. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Philadelphia Athletics While based here: 8 seasons · 639-509-26 regular season · 1 postseason trip (postseason results on record for 5 of 8 seasons) MLB · 1901–1908 Territory map on ImperialismMap Columbia Park 1901–1908 Connie Mack Stadium 1909–1954 Municipal Stadium 1955–1967 Oakland Coliseum 1968–2024 Cashman Field 1996 Temporary Sutter Health Park 2025–present	MLB	1901–1908

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Columbia Park?

The capacity of Columbia Park is 9,500.

When was Columbia Park built?

Columbia Park opened in 1901.

Where did the Philadelphia Athletics play after Columbia Park?

After leaving Columbia Park in 1908, the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Connie Mack Stadium in 1909. They played there until 1954.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 84 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 39.9810, -75.1818

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Jefferson Street Grounds	1871–1890	0.3 mi
Recreation Park	1860–1890	0.4 mi
Centennial Grounds		1.0 mi
Connie Mack Stadium	1909–1970	1.4 mi
Forepaugh Park		1.6 mi
Baker Bowl	1887–1938	1.6 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Philadelphia Athletics

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.