Swampoodle Grounds

Swampoodle Grounds was a ballpark in Washington, DC. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 29, 1886 and the last on September 21, 1889. The register files it under the National League.

250 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1886 and 1889. Its recorded capacity is 6,000.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 29, 1886, when the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Quakers 6–3. Dan Casey started for the Philadelphia Quakers and Dupee Shaw for the Washington Nationals. Red Connolly was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on September 21, 1889, a 4–4 tie between the Boston Beaneaters and the Washington Nationals. John Clarkson started for the Boston Beaneaters and George Haddock for the Washington Nationals. Phil Powers was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 4,000, for a game between the New York Giants and the Washington Nationals on May 2, 1887.

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 Boundary Field (1891–1899), and 5 other grounds.