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 1985 for residential development. One notable player on the 1978 A's team was Baseball Hall of Fame member Rickey Henderson. Henderson reportedly called the stadium "a dump" and that "it should have been blown up" (it would indeed be demolished a few years later). The team's franchise was acquired in 1979 and used to revive the Buffalo Bisons, a team from the early days of baseball had sat dormant for the previous nine years.
jersey, city, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2022, learn, when, r. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Jersey City A sFounded in 1978Jersey City New JerseyMinor league affiliationsClassDouble A 1978 1979 DivisionEastern LeagueMajor league affiliationsTeamOakland Athletics 1978 Previous teamsCleveland Indians 1977 Team dataBallparkRoosevelt StadiumManagerJohn Kennedy Contents 1 History 2 Seasons 3 Roster 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe 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 1985 for residential development One notable player on the 1978 A s team was Baseball Hall of Fame member Rickey Henderson Henderson reportedly called the stadium a dump and that it should have been blown up it would indeed be demolished a few years later The team s franchise was acquired in 1979 and used to revive the Buffalo Bisons a team from the early days of baseball had sat dormant for the previous nine years Seasons editYear Record Finish Manager Playoffs 1978 54 83 6th John KennedyRoster editMike Norris RHP Darrell Woodard 2B Rickey Henderson LF Rick Lysander RHPSee also editJersey City Skeeters Jersey City Giants Jersey City Jerseys Jersey City IndiansReferences editThe Hudson Reporter Jersey City s Baseball History nbsp This article about a baseball team in New Jersey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jersey City A 27s amp oldid 1188482962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
