List of baseball parks in Washington, D.C.
This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Washington, D.C.. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.
- White Lot
- Home of:
- National – independent (1865–1866 and some games in 1867)
- Olympic – independent (1868)
- Location: B Street (now Constitution Avenue) NW (south); 15th Street NW (east); D Street NW (north); 17th Street NW (west)
- Currently: The Ellipse
- Names:
- When the Nationals leased the property, it was called "National Grounds". Example:[Washington Evening Star, November 16, 1865, p.1]
- When the Olympics leased the property, it was called "Olympic Grounds". Example:[Washington National Republican, June 13, 1868, p.2]
- Olympic Grounds
- Home of:
- Location: 16th Street NW (east); 17th Street NW (west); S Street NW (south) – about a mile west-southwest of the eventual site of Griffith Stadium
- Currently: residential, commercial
- National Grounds
- Home of:
- National – independent (1867–1871) NA (1872)
- Olympic – independent (1869)
- Location: 15th Street NW; S Street NW; 14th Street NW; T Street NW – "near the State Department", which at the time was at "Fourteenth Street west, corner S north", per 1870 city directory
- Currently: residential, commercial
- Athletic Park
- Home of: Washington Nationals a.k.a. Statesmen – AA (1884 part)
- Location: S Street NW (south); T Street NW (north); 9th Street NW (east); 10th Street NW (west) – about a quarter mile southwest of the eventual site of Griffith Stadium
- Currently: Residential
- Capitol Grounds a.k.a. Capitol Park (I) a.k.a. Union Association Park
- Home of: Washington Nationals (UA) – UA (1884) / Eastern League (1885)
- Location: C Street NE (north); Delaware Avenue NE (west): B Street (now Constitution Avenue) NE (south); First Street NE (east) – a couple of blocks northeast of the Capitol building
- Currently: Russell Senate Office Building
- Swampoodle Grounds a.k.a. Capitol Park (II)
- Home of:
- Washington Nationals – NL (1886–1889)
- Washington Senators – Atlantic Association (1890)
- Also used as a neutral site for one game in the 1887 World Series
- Location: North Capitol Street NE and tracks (west, right field); F Street NE (south, center field); Delaware Avenue NE (east, left field); G Street NE (north, home plate) – a couple of blocks north of the first Capitol Park – in the Swampoodle neighborhood
- Currently: National Postal Museum and Union Station National Visitors Center
- Griffith Stadium orig. Boundary Field, then National Park, American League Park (II)
- Home of:
- Washington Senators – AA (1891), NL (1892–1899)
- Washington Senators/Nationals – AL (1904-1960)
- Washington Senators– AL (1961)
- Homestead Grays – Negro leagues (1937–1948) part-time home
- Location: Georgia Avenue (extension of 7th Street – formerly Brightwood) NW (west, first base); Florida Avenue NW, Bohrer Street NW, and U Street NW (south, right field); 5th Street NW (east, left/center field); Howard University buildings and W Street NW (north, third base)
- Currently: Howard University Hospital
- American League Park (I)
- Home of: Washington Senators/Nationals – AL (1901–1903)
- Location: Florida Avenue NE (southwest, first base); Trinidad Avenue NE (northwest, third base)
- Currently: Residential area
- RFK Stadium orig. D.C. Stadium
- Home of:
- Washington Senators – AL (1962–1971)
- Washington Nationals – NL (2005–2007)
- Location: 2400 East Capitol Street SE – T's into 22nd Street SE (west, home plate); Independence Avenue SE (south/southeast, right field); C Street NE (north/northeast, left field)
- Currently: awaiting demolition; to be replaced by a football stadium as successor to Northwest Stadium
- Nationals Park
- Home of: Washington Nationals – NL (2008–present)
- Location: 1500 South Capitol Street SE – Capitol Street (west, third base); N Street SE (north, left-center field); 1st Street SE (east, right field); Potomac Avenue SE (south, first base)
See also
External links
References
- Peter Filichia, Professional Baseball Franchises, Facts on File, 1993.
- Mark Okkonen, Baseball Memories 1900–1909, Sterling Publishing, 1992.
- Michael Gershman, Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark, Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
- Benson, Michael (1989). Ballparks of North America: A Comprehensive Historical Reference to Baseball Grounds, Yards, and Stadiums, 1845 to Present. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-367-5.
- Lowry, Philip J. (1992). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 271 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-56777-6.