Triple-A baseball and the International League first came to Ottawa in 1951, when the former Jersey City Giants (1937–50) relocated to Canada's capital because of poor attendance. Ottawa had most recently hosted the Nationals and the Senators of the Class C Border League from 1947 to 1950, leading that league in attendance for three of its four seasons and making the playoffs each year.
The 1952 season saw Ottawa's attendance (over 153,000 fans) increase by 31 percent over the 1951 Giants',[1] but the A's finished in seventh place in the eight-team IL. Attendance held steady in 1953 for a sixth-place team, but when the 1954 Ottawa A's plunged into the league's basement, attendance also plummeted to a league-worst 94,000 fans.[1] The Athletics' record over their three years in Ottawa was a poor 194–264 (.424).
The Ottawa A's then relocated in 1955 to Columbus, Ohio, which had just lost its longtime American Association franchise to Omaha. The Ottawa Athletics were renamed the Columbus Jets, and the Jets and the International League remained in Ohio's capital city until 1971, when a deteriorating home stadium led the Jets to move to Charleston, West Virginia, as the Charleston Charlies.
^ abcJohnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN978-0-9637189-8-3.
April 14, 2024
ottawa, athletics, also, known, ottawa, were, professional, minor, league, baseball, team, based, ottawa, ontario, canada, that, operated, from, 1952, 1954, team, played, lansdowne, park, ottawa, member, triple, international, league, 1952, 1954ottawa, ontario. The Ottawa Athletics also known as the Ottawa A s were a professional minor league baseball team based in Ottawa Ontario Canada that operated from 1952 to 1954 The team played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa and was a member of the Triple A International League Ottawa Athletics1952 1954Ottawa OntarioMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesTriple ALeagueInternational LeagueMajor league affiliationsPrevious teamsPhiladelphia Athletics 1952 1954 Team dataPrevious parksLansdowne ParkLansdowne Park 1950sContents 1 History 1 1 Notable players 2 See also 3 ReferencesHistory editTriple A baseball and the International League first came to Ottawa in 1951 when the former Jersey City Giants 1937 50 relocated to Canada s capital because of poor attendance Ottawa had most recently hosted the Nationals and the Senators of the Class C Border League from 1947 to 1950 leading that league in attendance for three of its four seasons and making the playoffs each year In 1951 the New York Giants of the National League operated two Triple A affiliates the Ottawa Giants and the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association But after the 1951 campaign the parent Giants decided to field only one top level minor league team in 1952 the Millers and they abandoned Ottawa The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League who had no Triple A affiliate in 1951 replaced the Giants and the Ottawa team was renamed The 1952 season saw Ottawa s attendance over 153 000 fans increase by 31 percent over the 1951 Giants 1 but the A s finished in seventh place in the eight team IL Attendance held steady in 1953 for a sixth place team but when the 1954 Ottawa A s plunged into the league s basement attendance also plummeted to a league worst 94 000 fans 1 The Athletics record over their three years in Ottawa was a poor 194 264 424 The Ottawa A s then relocated in 1955 to Columbus Ohio which had just lost its longtime American Association franchise to Omaha The Ottawa Athletics were renamed the Columbus Jets and the Jets and the International League remained in Ohio s capital city until 1971 when a deteriorating home stadium led the Jets to move to Charleston West Virginia as the Charleston Charlies Notable players edit Charlie Bishop Moe Burtschy Bob Cain Joe Coleman Art Ditmar Luke Easter Hank Foiles Marion Fricano Lou Limmer Jack Littrell Hector Lopez Jean Pierre Roy Bob Trice Coaker Triplett Taft Wright Year Record Finish Attendance 1 Manager1952 65 85 Seventh 153 152 Frank Skaff1953 71 83 Sixth 149 219 Frank Skaff1954 58 96 Eighth 93 982 Les BellTaft WrightSee also editOttawa Giants Tommy Gorman Ottawa LynxReferences edit a b c Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles eds 1997 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd ed Durham North Carolina Baseball America ISBN 978 0 9637189 8 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ottawa Athletics amp oldid 1153812445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
