Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 12, 1911 and the last on September 21, 1961. The register files it under the American League.

3,957 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1911 and 1961. The game logs list the Washington Senators as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 27,000. 9 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Bobby Burke's No-Hitter in 1931, Bob Meusel Hits for the Cycle, 1921 in 1921, and Mickey Cochrane Hits for the Cycle, 1932 in 1932.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 12, 1911, when the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 8–5. Smoky Joe Wood started for the Boston Red Sox and Dolly Gray for the Washington Senators. Tommy Connolly was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 21, 1961, when the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Senators 6–3. Jack Kralick started for the Minnesota Twins and Bennie Daniels for the Washington Senators. Bill Kinnamon was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 40,000, for a game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators on April 22, 1925.

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.