Griffith Stadium

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Former

The American League's Washington Senators and the Negro National League's Homestead Grays played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1961. Today: Demolished (1965), with Howard University Hospital now on the site.

Ballpark facts

Location
Washington, Washington, D.C.
Opened
1911
Major league years
1911–1961
Also called
National Park, Clark Griffith Park
Today
Demolished (1965)

Ballparks near Griffith Stadium10

  1. 1MLBNationals Park — Washington Nationals (Washington, Washington, D.C.)same city
  2. 2SummerTalbot Field (Catholic University) — D.C. Grays (Washington, Washington, D.C.)same city
  3. 3D-IBarcroft Park — George Washington Revolutionaries (Arlington, Virginia)4 mi
  4. 4D-IShipley Field — Maryland Terrapins (College Park, Maryland)6 mi
  5. 5SummerFrank Mann Field at Four Mile Run Park — Alexandria Aces (Alexandria, Virginia)8 mi
  6. 6SummerMontgomery Blair Stadium — Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts (Silver Spring, Maryland)8 mi
  7. 7Double-APrince George's Stadium — Chesapeake Baysox (Bowie, Maryland)11 mi
  8. 8SummerShirley Povich Field — Bethesda Big Train (Bethesda, Maryland)12 mi
  9. 9JUCOPrince George's CC Owls Baseball Field — Prince George's CC Owls (Largo, Maryland)13 mi
  10. 10D-IIICapital One Park — Marymount Saints (Tysons, Virginia)14 mi

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Griffith Stadium opened in 1911.

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Nationals Park is also in Washington. See the full list of nearby ballparks on this page.

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