Athletic Park (Kansas City)
Encyclopedia
Athletic Park was a baseball
park in Kansas City, Missouri
. It was the home field for the Kansas City Cowboys/Unions
of the UA
in the last part of the 1884 season, after transferring from Altoona, PA.
The ballpark was located in the vicinity of Southwest Boulevard and Summit Street. The site today is occupied by various commercial businesses.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
park in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. It was the home field for the Kansas City Cowboys/Unions
Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
The Kansas City Cowboys were a team in the Union Association during its only season, . Referred to as the "Cowboys" mostly by historians, they had no official nickname during their short life and were most frequently referred to by local press of the day as the "Unions" and by the press of other...
of the UA
Union Association
The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
in the last part of the 1884 season, after transferring from Altoona, PA.
The ballpark was located in the vicinity of Southwest Boulevard and Summit Street. The site today is occupied by various commercial businesses.