American League Park II
Washington, DC · 1904–1910
American League Park II was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 14, 1904 and the last on October 6, 1910. The register files it under the American League.
537 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1904 and 1910. The Washington Senators played 7 seasons here, from 1904 to 1910. Across those seasons the club went 381-677.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 14, 1904, when the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Senators 8–3. Eddie Plank started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Howard Wilson for the Washington Senators. Tommy Connolly was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 6, 1910, when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 6–5. Marty McHale started for the Boston Red Sox and Dixie Walker for the Washington Senators. Silk O'Loughlin was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 15,000, for a game between the New York Highlanders and the Washington Senators on April 12, 1909.
Another park stood on this ground: American League Park I (1901–1903). The major leagues also played in Washington, DC at Olympic Grounds (1871–1875), National Grounds (1872–1872), Athletic Park (1884–1884), Capitol Grounds (1884–1884), and Swampoodle Grounds (1886–1889), and 5 other grounds.