Jersey City A's
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The Jersey City A's were a minor league baseball
team based in Jersey City, New Jersey
which played in the Eastern League for the 1978 season and was the AA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics
. The team changed their name from the Jersey City Indians
after being affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
the previous year. After the team's home, Roosevelt Stadium
suffered damage in a winter storm (two light stanchions were toppled and not repaired), the team moved to Waterbury, Connecticut
for the 1979 season and became the Waterbury A's. This marked the end of professional baseball in Jersey City, with the stadium being torn down in 1984 for residential development. One notable player on the 1978 A's team was a young Rickey Henderson
, who reportedly called the stadium "a dump" and thought that "it should have been blown up."
Minor league baseball
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team based in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
which played in the Eastern League for the 1978 season and was the AA affiliate of the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
. The team changed their name from the Jersey City Indians
Jersey City Indians
The Jersey City Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Jersey City, New Jersey, which played in the Eastern League for the 1977 and 1978 seasons. In 1977, the team was the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The team became affiliated with the Oakland Athletics for the 1978 season...
after being affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
the previous year. After the team's home, Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium
Roosevelt Stadium was a baseball park at Droyer's Point in Jersey City, New Jersey. It opened in April 1937 and hosted high-minor league baseball, seven major league baseball games, plus championship boxing matches, top-name musical acts, important regional high school football and even soccer...
suffered damage in a winter storm (two light stanchions were toppled and not repaired), the team moved to Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City...
for the 1979 season and became the Waterbury A's. This marked the end of professional baseball in Jersey City, with the stadium being torn down in 1984 for residential development. One notable player on the 1978 A's team was a young Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henley Henderson is a former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed The Man of Steal, he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner...
, who reportedly called the stadium "a dump" and thought that "it should have been blown up."
See also
- Jersey City SkeetersJersey City SkeetersThe Jersey City Skeeters were a minor league baseball team which operated in Jersey City, New Jersey. The club started in the 1860s and by 1870 joined the National Association of Base Ball Players....
- Jersey City GiantsJersey City GiantsThe Jersey City Giants was the name of a high-level American minor league baseball franchise that played in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the top farm system affiliate of the New York Giants from 1937 through 1950. The Jersey City club played in the International League...
- Jersey City JerseysJersey City JerseysThe Jersey City Jerseys was a minor league baseball team based in Jersey City, New Jersey that played in the International League for two seasons, 1960 and 1961. It was the AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. The team's home stadium was Roosevelt Stadium. The team began life in Havana, Cuba and...
- Jersey City IndiansJersey City IndiansThe Jersey City Indians were a minor league baseball team based in Jersey City, New Jersey, which played in the Eastern League for the 1977 and 1978 seasons. In 1977, the team was the AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The team became affiliated with the Oakland Athletics for the 1978 season...