Olympic Grounds

Olympic Grounds was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 4, 1871 and the last on June 8, 1875. The register files it under the National Association.

44 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1871 and 1875. The park register names the Washington Olympics, the Washington Blue Legs, and the Washington Nationals as having played here.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 5, 1871, when the Boston Red Stockings beat the Washington Olympics 20–18. Al Spalding started for the Boston Red Stockings and Asa Brainard for the Washington Olympics. Henry Dobson was the plate umpire. The announced attendance was 5,000. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on June 8, 1875, when the Philadelphia Whites beat the Washington Nationals 5–2. Cherokee Fisher started for the Philadelphia Whites and Bill Stearns for the Washington Nationals. William Mincher was the plate umpire.

The major leagues also played in Washington, DC at National Grounds (1872–1872), Athletic Park (1884–1884), Capitol Grounds (1884–1884), Swampoodle Grounds (1886–1889), and Boundary Field (1891–1899), and 5 other grounds.