American League Park I

American League Park I was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 29, 1901 and the last on September 29, 1903. The register files it under the American League. The register credits the park with the first public-address announcer, in 1902.

207 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1901 and 1903. The Washington Senators played 3 seasons here, from 1901 to 1903. Across those seasons the club went 165-241.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 29, 1901, when the Washington Senators beat the Baltimore Orioles 5–2. Joe McGinnity started for the Baltimore Orioles and Bill Carrick for the Washington Senators. Joe Cantillon was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 28, 1903, when the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Senators 10–3. Nick Altrock started for the Chicago White Sox and Howard Wilson for the Washington Senators. William Betts was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 11,050, for a game between the New York Highlanders and the Washington Senators on April 22, 1903.

Another park stood on this ground: American League Park II (1904–1910). The major leagues also played in Washington, DC at Olympic Grounds (1871–1875), National Grounds (1872–1872), Capitol Grounds (1884–1884), Athletic Park (1884–1884), and Swampoodle Grounds (1886–1889), and 5 other grounds.