Boundary Field

Boundary Field was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 13, 1891 and the last on October 14, 1899.

617 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1891 and 1899. The Washington Statesmen played 1 season here, in 1891. Across those seasons the club went 44-91. The Washington Senators played 8 seasons here, from 1892 to 1899. Across those seasons the club went 410-697.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 13, 1891, when the Boston Reds beat the Washington Statesmen 6–0. George Haddock started for the Boston Reds and Kid Carsey for the Washington Statesmen. Charley Jones was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 14, 1899, when the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants 12–9. Charlie Gettig started for the New York Giants and Dan McFarlan for the Washington Senators. Pop Snyder was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 12,500, for a game between the Louisville Colonels and the Washington Senators on September 6, 1897.

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.