National Grounds

National Grounds was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 20, 1872 and the last on May 25, 1872. The register files it under the National Association.

6 major-league games in this archive were played here, in 1872. The park register names the Washington Nationals as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 20, 1872, when the Baltimore Canaries beat the Washington Nationals 21–1. Cherokee Fisher started for the Baltimore Canaries and Bill Stearns for the Washington Nationals. Val Robinson was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 17, 1872, when the Washington Olympics beat the Washington Nationals 15–13. Asa Brainard started for the Washington Olympics and Bill Stearns for the Washington Nationals. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 250, for a game between the Cleveland Forest Citys and the Washington Nationals on May 14, 1872.

The major leagues also played in Washington, DC at Olympic Grounds (1871–1875), Capitol Grounds (1884–1884), Athletic Park (1884–1884), Swampoodle Grounds (1886–1889), and Boundary Field (1891–1899), and 5 other grounds.