Jersey City A's

Jersey City A's Founded in 1978 Jersey City, New Jersey
Class-level
Current	Double-A (1978-1979)
Minor league affiliations
Division	Eastern League
Major league affiliations
Current	Oakland Athletics (1978)
Previous	Cleveland Indians (1977)
Team data
Ballpark	Roosevelt Stadium
Manager	John Kennedy

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." The team was acquired in 1979 and moved to become the Buffalo Bisons.

Seasons

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1978	54-83	6th	John Kennedy

Roster

• Mike Norris RHP
• Darrell Woodard 2B
• Rickey Henderson LF
• Rick Lysander RHP

See also

• Jersey City Skeeters
• Jersey City Giants
• Jersey City Jerseys
• Jersey City Indians

References

• The Hudson Reporter: Jersey City's Baseball History
• Jersey City A's