Columbia Park (Altoona)

Columbia Park
Tenants

Location	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Surface	Grass
Opened	1884
Altoona Mountain Citys (1884) (UA)

Columbia Park was a baseball field in Altoona, Pennsylvania, which was used at the home field for the Altoona Mountain Citys of the Union Association (UA) during the league's only season in 1884.^[1] 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]

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.

Union Association

Teams	Altoona Mountain City Baltimore Monumentals Boston Reds Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies Cincinnati Outlaw Reds Kansas City Cowboys Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Keystones St. Louis Maroons St. Paul Saints Washington Nationals Wilmington Quicksteps

Stadiums	Association Park Bank Street Grounds Capitol Grounds Columbia Park Exposition Park Keystone Park South Side Park Union Grounds Wright Street Grounds

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