Washington Park I

Washington Park I was a ballpark in Brooklyn, NY. The first major-league game the register places here was on May 5, 1884 and the last on May 4, 1889. The register files it under the American Association.

290 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1884 and 1889. The Brooklyn Atlantics played 1 season here, in 1884. Across those seasons the club went 40-64. The Brooklyn Grays played 3 seasons here, from 1885 to 1887. Across those seasons the club went 189-194. The Brooklyn Bridegrooms played 2 seasons here, from 1888 to 1889. Across those seasons the club went 181-96.

The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 5, 1884, when the Brooklyn Atlantics beat the Washington Nationals 11–3. John Hamill started for the Washington Nationals and Jim Conway for the Brooklyn Atlantics. Jack Brennan was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 4, 1889, when the Brooklyn Bridegrooms beat the Philadelphia Athletics 9–5. Phenomenal Smith started for the Philadelphia Athletics and Mickey Hughes for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. Jack Holland was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 20,000, for a game between the St. Louis Browns and the Brooklyn Grays on May 30, 1887.

Other parks stood on this ground: Washington Park II (1889–1890), Washington Park III (1898–1912), and Washington Park IV (1914–1915). The major leagues also played in Brooklyn, NY at Union Grounds (1871–1877), Capitoline Grounds (1872–1872), Washington Park II (1889–1890), Eastern Park (1890–1897), and Washington Park III (1898–1912), and 2 other grounds.