The A’s are playing in Sutter Health Park, marking another shift in their bicoastal history from Philadelphia to Kansas City to Oakland and now West Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The A’s will be calling West Sacramento home for the next few seasons, marking another chapter in the franchise’s bicoastal history before moving to Las Vegas.

They’ve endured a lot of change over their century-long existence from name changes to stadium and city changes in Philadelphia, Kansas City, Oakland and West Sacramento.

Here’s a timeline of the ballparks the Athletics played at: 


Columbia Park (Philadelphia Athletics)

Columbia Park was the first home of the Philadelphia Athletics for eight seasons, starting on April 26, 1901, when the park opened for the first time.

The park’s name comes from its location in Philadelphia. Built in 1901 on land near Columbia Avenue and Oxford Avenue Street in Brewerytown, Penn. The ballpark can hold up to 9,500 guests in wooden stadium seating. 

National Baseball Hall of Fame’s website states, “It was the smallest ballpark in the American League which made for high batting averages, on-base percentages, doubles and slugging percentages for all teams.” 

The Philadelphia Athletics had a record of 83-53 and were able to clinch two American League pennants in 1902 and 1905. In 1905, the Philadelphia Athletics made it to the World Series where they hosted home games against the New York Giants and fell short of the title. 


Shibe Park / Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia Athletics)


In 1909, the Philadelphia Athletics became more noticeable as the numbers of fans grew and the skill level became more dominant.

Just one year after leaving Columbia Park, the Philadelphia Athletics moved to a newly built stadium they called home from 1909 to 1954.

The stadium was located at N 21st Street & Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, and was initially named ‘Shibe Park,’ after the Philadelphia Athletics owner. In 1953, the stadium was renamed ‘Connie Mack Stadium,’ after former manager, owner and hall of famer Connie Mack retired. 

Since the expansion and change, the Philadelphia A’s won the World Series in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 and 1930, and Jimmie Fox hit his 500th home run in 1940.


Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Athletics)


The team was sold to Arnold Johnson in 1954, who moved them to Kansas City calling them the Kansas City Athletics. The team was there from 1955 to 1967. 

Municipal Stadium was not just an ordinary ballpark. The stadium was shared between two different teams, the AA Kansas City Blues and the Negro Leagues Kansas City Monarchs. At one point it was also home to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the stadium needed to expand due to the nature of restricted space.

The Kansas City Athletics’ first game was on April 12, 1955. Shortly after, Arnold Johnson died and Charlie O. Finley owned the Kansas City A’s.

The stadium had many unique features. For example, the Kansas City Athletics mascot at the time was Charlie O, the mule. The stadium had a small petting zoo and Charlie O. was typically placed there for fans to see when they visited. In addition, a mechanical rabbit would come from underground behind the umpire’s plate, carrying fresh baseballs. 

The Kansas City Athletics had many memorable moments at the Municipal Stadium. In 1965, shortstop Bert Campaneris became the first player to play each position in one game. 

In 1968, Finley moved the A’s to Oakland because he wanted a bigger stadium with more seating.


Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics) 


The A’s played in Oakland from 1968 to 2024. The coliseum was located right off the Interstate 880 near the Port of Oakland.

Before the A’s moved to Oakland, the Oakland Raiders played their first game inside the Coliseum on September 18, 1966, against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Raiders and the Oakland Athletics shared the stadium from 1995 to 2019 due to the team coming back before moving to Las Vegas.  

The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1981, which started conversations in expanding the Coliseum to be bigger since the Athletics were the primary team at the stadium. 

The stadium underwent many name changes as contracts and naming rights were changed frequently during the season. It was the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, the UMAX Coliseum, the Network Associates Coliseum, McAfee Coliseum, O.co Coliseum and finally ended with the Oakland Coliseum. 

Sports Illustrated listed some of the top moments throughout the A’s history from the Oakland Coliseum. One was when Dallas Braden had a perfect game in 2010 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Another moment was in 1974 when the A’s won the World Series Championship three times in a row. In 1991, Rickey Henderson made MLB history as he set the record for the most stolen bases. 

In the 2020s, the A’s owners wanted a more modern stadium but plans fell through leading to the team’s departure for Las Vegas.


Sutter Health Park (The A’s)


The A’s will relocate to West Sacramento in 2025 for three MLB seasons before their new stadium opens in Las Vegas.

The A’s will share the stadium with the Triple A Sacramento River Cats team, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

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