Ballpark
Griffith Stadium
Washington · 1911–1961 · config 1961
Favors pitchers
(-0.1 runs for the away team)
Dimensions
LF 405′ · SLF 383′ · LFA 383′ · LC 383′ · CF 409′ · RC 418′ · RFA 418′ · SRF 372′ · RF 320′
Walls LF 11′ · LC 11′ · CF 31′ · RC 31′ · RF 31′
Deep left — dead-ball holdover dimensions
Average foul ground
Capacity 27,550
Pitcher's friend. Homers were events.
Overhead diagram
Photograph
About this park
Griffith Stadium was a pitcher's friend with deep left-field dimensions that belonged to an older century. Homers were events; gap outs were common. Washington summers here rewarded arms and patience. The library still reads spacious even after the building is gone.