1890 Philadelphia Athletics Season
The 1890 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association), Philadelphia Athletics had a 54–78 record and finished in eighth place in the American Association (19th century), American Association. During the season, the team struggled financially. They could not afford to keep paying their players and had to finish the season with a pickup team. Summary Led by pitcher Sadie McMahon (29–18 Win–loss record (pitching), win–loss record) and third baseman Denny Lyons (193 OPS+),"1890 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021. the Athletics started the season with a record of 41–21. At that point, on July 6, they were in first place by five games.
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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 three different professional baseball teams, competing in three different leagues. Notably, it was the venue for the first game in National League history, played on April 22, 1876. History Baseball had first been played on the site in 1864. Several local clubs held their games there, including the historic Olympic Ball Club of Philadelphia, which had begun playing various varieties of town ball starting in the early 1830s and had adopted the "New York game" by 1860. When they began playing at the Jefferson site, the diamond was situated at the southeast corner, at 25th (first base) and Master (third base). The Olympics built a clubhouse along Master. Jefferson was behind right field. Local newspapers typically gave the ballfield location as "25th and Jefferson". The grounds would be home to three different professional teams: ...
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