About American League Park
American League Park was an MLB stadium in Washington, District of Columbia. It opened in 1901 and closed in 1903. Its only tenant was Washington Senators (MLB, 1901–1903). On our ranked lists it ranks 2nd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
15 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Washington Senators While based here: 3 seasons · 165-241-10 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 1 of 3 seasons)
MLB · 1901–1903
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MLB | 1901–1903 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was American League Park built?
American League Park opened in 1901.
Where did the Washington Senators play after American League Park?
After leaving American League Park in 1903, the Washington Senators moved to Boundary Field in 1904. They played there until 1910.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Coordinates (compiled by VenueStats; no outside source was kept for this point), Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Uline Arena | 1941– | 0.9 mi |
| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | 1961–2024 | 1.1 mi |
| Swampoodle Grounds | 1886–1907 | 1.2 mi |
| Capital Park I | 1.3 mi | |
| Capital One Arena | 1997– | 1.9 mi |
| Griffith Stadium | 1911–1961 | 2.1 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.