Griffith Stadium
aka National Park; Clark Griffith Park
1911 - 1961
Washington, DC
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Senators |
(1911 - 1960) |
3866 |
| Senators |
(1961) |
79 |
First Game
Senators vs. Red Sox: 4/12/1911Starting Pitchers: Dolly Gray (WS1) vs Joe Wood (BOS)
Score: 8-5 (WS1)
Attendance: 16,000
First Batter: Larry Gardner (BOS) (Lined Out)
Last Game
vs. Twins: 9/21/1961Starting Pitchers: Bennie Daniels (WS2) vs Jack Kralick (MIN)
Score: 6-3 (MIN)
Attendance: 1,498
Last Batter: Danny O'Connell (WS2) (Grounded to SS)
Trivia
The last homer ever hit at Griffith Stadium was the first of Billy Bryan's career. | Event | First | Last |
|---|---|---|
| Hit | Bunny Madden (BOS) - Singled | Ken Retzer (WS2) - Doubled to CF (8) |
| Run Scored | Bunny Madden (BOS) | Harmon Killebrew (MIN) |
| Run Batted In | Bunny Madden (BOS) | Joe Altobelli (MIN) |
| Home Run | Eddie Collins (PHA) vs. Walter Johnson (WS1) on 5/6/1911 (8th inning) | Billy Bryan (KCA) vs. Hector Maestri (WS2) on 9/19/1961 (6th inning) |
| Strikeout | Jack Kralick (MIN)/Bennie Daniels (WS2) | |
| Win | Dolly Gray (WS1) | Jack Kralick (MIN) |
| Loss | Joe Wood (BOS) | Bennie Daniels (WS2) |
| Grand Slam | Doc Gessler (WS1) vs. Clarence Mitchell (DET) on 6/2/1911 (8th inning) | Jake Wood (DET) vs. Ed Hobaugh (WS2) on 8/28/1961 (6th inning) |
| Inside-the-Park HR | Eddie Collins (PHA) vs. Walter Johnson (WS1) on 5/6/1911 (8th inning) | Woody Held (CLE) vs. Johnny Klippstein (WS2) on 6/7/1961 (7th inning) | No-Hitter | Bob Burke (WS1) vs. Red Sox on 8/8/1931 | Bob Burke (WS2) vs. Red Sox on 8/8/1931 |