Griffith Stadium
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| Former names | National Park (1911–1920) |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°55′3″N 77°1′13″W / 38.91750°N 77.02028°WCoordinates: 38°55′3″N 77°1′13″W / 38.91750°N 77.02028°W |
| Owner | Washington Senators |
| Operator | Washington Senators |
| Capacity | 27,000 (1911–1932) 32,000 (1933–1947) 28,085 (1948) 29,731 (1949–1953) 29,023 (1954–1957) 28,669 (1958–1960) 27,550 (1961) |
| Field size |
(Final) Left Field – 388 ft (118 m) L. Center – 360 ft (110 m) Center F. – 421 ft (128 m) R. Center – 373 ft (114 m) Right Field – 320 ft (98 m) Backstop – 61 ft (19 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | July 24, 1911 |
| Closed | September 21, 1961 |
| Demolished | January 26, 1965 |
| Construction cost | US$100,000 |
| Architect | Osborn Engineering |
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Washington Senators (I) (MLB) (1911–1960) Washington Potomacs (ECL) (1924) Washington Pilots (EWL) (1932) Washington Elite Giants (NNL) (1936–1937) Homestead Grays (1940–1948) Washington Black Senators (NNL) (1938) Washington Senators (II) (MLB) (1961) Washington Redskins (NFL) (1937–1960) Georgetown Hoyas (NCAA) (1925–1950) George Washington Colonials (NCAA) (1930s–1940s) Maryland Terrapins (NCAA) (1948) |
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 Jimmie DeShong Motion Picture Film (1937) featuring Franklin Delano Roosevelt walking taken at the 1937 All-Star Game, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (5:37) FDR at 0:38-0:54 and 5:25-5:37 |
Griffith Stadium was a sports stadium that stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street, and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW.
An earlier wooden baseball park had been built on the same site in 1891. It was called Boundary Field, or National Park as its occupants were then known primarily by the nickname Nationals. This park was destroyed by a fire in March 1911 and replaced by a steel and concrete structure, also at first called National Park and then American League Park; it was renamed for Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in 1923. The stadium was home to the American League Senators from 1911 through 1960, and to an expansion team of the same name for their first season in 1961.
The venue hosted the All-Star Game in 1937 and 1956, as well as World Series games in 1924, 1925, and 1933. It served as home for the Negro league Homestead Grays during the 1940s. It was also home to the Washington Redskins of the National Football League for 24 seasons, from the time they transferred from Boston in 1937 through the 1960 season.
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