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American League Park I

Washington · 1901–1903 · config 1903

Plays even

(+0.0 runs for the away team)

Dimensions

LF 272′ · SLF 294′ · LFA 345′ · LC 345′ · CF 438′ · RC 381′ · RFA 381′ · SRF 350′ · RF 341′

Walls LF 14′ · LC 14′ · CF 14′ · RC 14′ · RF 14′

First AL Senators park

Cavernous foul ground

Capacity 7,000

Washington's first American League address — short-lived and wooden.

Overhead diagram

American League Park I overhead schematicLF 272′SLF 294′LFA 345′LC 345′CF 438′RC 381′RFA 381′SRF 350′RF 341′14′ wall14′ wall14′ wall14′ wall14′ wallCavernous foul groundStands not in library

Photograph

Ceremonies - England, Italy - Dirigible flis over ball park where American League plays. On Independence Day in England the American Army and Navy baseball teams at the Chelsea Park. A huge dirigible passed over (...) - NARA - 20809564.jpg
Ceremonies - England, Italy - Dirigible flis over ball park where American League plays. On Independence Day in England the American Army and Navy baseball teams at the Chelsea Park. A huge dirigible passed over (...) - NARA - 20809564.jpg · Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided / Wikimedia Commons · 2080 · Public domain

About this park

American League Park I was early Washington AL baseball — a thin opening chapter before Griffith Stadium's deep dimensions defined the city.