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Baseball field in Washington, D.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Capitol Grounds a.k.a. Capitol Park (I), was a baseball field in Washington, D.C. The grounds were the home field for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association during the league's only season in 1884.[1] The ballpark had a seating capacity of 6,000, and was where the Russell Senate Office Building stands today.[2]
Location | Washington, D.C. |
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Capacity | 6,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1884 |
Tenants | |
Washington Nationals (UA) (1884) |
The ball field was bounded by C Street NE (north); Delaware Avenue NE (west): B Street (now Constitution Avenue) NE (south); and First Street NE (east); just northeast of the Capitol building.
After dropping out of the Union Association, the club joined the minor Eastern League for the 1885 season. The club regrouped as a new entry to the National League in 1886, and moved a few blocks north to the larger Capitol Park (II).
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