Griffith Stadium

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baseball park defunct stadium sports venue

Griffith Stadium was a historic baseball park in Washington, D.C., best known as the longtime home of the Washington Senators and a prominent venue for Major League Baseball in the early to mid-20th century.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball park → defunct stadium → sports venue →
architecturalFeature	asymmetrical outfield dimensions → deep center field → left-field notch around a nearby house →
capacity	approximately 27,000 →
city	Washington, D.C. →
closed	1961 →
coordinateLocation	38.917°N 77.020°W →
country	United States →
demolished	1965 →
district	Northwest Washington, D.C. →
era	early 20th century → mid 20th century →
formerName	American League Park → National Park →
historicalSignificance	important home field for Negro League baseball → longtime home of the Washington Senators → major venue for Major League Baseball in Washington, D.C. →
homeTeam	Homestead Grays → Washington Senators →
league	Major League Baseball → Negro National League →
location	Washington, D.C. →
namedAfter	Clark Griffith →
near	Howard University →
notableEvent	1924 World Series games → 1925 World Series games → 1933 World Series games → 1937 MLB All-Star Game → 1948 Negro World Series games →
opened	1911 →
owner	Washington Senators ownership →
replaced	earlier wooden ballpark destroyed by fire in 1911 →
replacedBy	D.C. Stadium →
sport	American football → baseball →
successorVenue	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium →
surface	natural grass →
tenant	Homestead Grays → Washington Redskins → Washington Senators →
usedFor	Negro League games → World Series games → boxing matches → college football games →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Washington Senators (1901–1960) → Washington Senators (1961–1971) →	homeBallpark
1940 NFL Championship Game 73–0 win over Washington Redskins →	location
1940 NFL Championship Game →	stadium