About Boundary Field
Boundary Field was a College Football and MLB stadium in Washington, District of Columbia. It opened in 1891 and closed in 1911. Tenants included Georgetown (College Football, 1891–1893), Washington Senators (MLB, 1891–1899) and Washington Nationals (MLB, 1904–1910). In all, 3 teams from 2 leagues have called it home. On our ranked lists it ranks 30th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams and 60th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 30th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams
- 60th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 18th shortest-lived of 139 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 12th shortest-lived of 107 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 33rd shortest-lived of 82 MLB stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 85th longest single tenancy (8 years) of the 100 longest on record in MLB stadiums
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
31 m above sea level
Operator
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
The site today
- Griffith Stadium (1911–1961) was later built on or beside the site.
- The site is now occupied by Howard University Hospital.
From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.
Later venues are matched by the recorded coordinates in our own venue records.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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Washington Nationals While based here: 7 seasons · 381-677-26 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 6 of 7 seasons)
MLB · 1904–1910
Washington Senators (1904)
Washington Nationals (1905–1910)
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MLB | 1904–1910 |
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Washington Senators While based here: 9 seasons · 453-787-25 regular season
MLB · 1891–1899
Washington Statesmen (1891)
Washington Senators (1892–1899)
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MLB | 1891–1899 |
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Georgetown While based here: 3 seasons · 0-3 regular season
College Football · 1891–1893
Independent 1891–1893 · Major College
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College Football | 1891–1893 |
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 Boundary Field built?
Boundary Field opened in 1891.
What is on the site of Boundary Field today?
Griffith Stadium (1911–1961) was later built on or beside the site. The site is now occupied by Howard University Hospital.
Who operates Boundary Field?
Boundary Field is operated by National League.
Where did the Washington Nationals play before Boundary Field?
Before moving to Boundary Field in 1904, the Washington Nationals played at American League Park from 1901 to 1903.
Where did the Washington Nationals play after Boundary Field?
After leaving Boundary Field in 1910, the Washington Nationals moved to Griffith Stadium in 1911. They played there until 1960.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL): What stands on the site today.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats: What stands on the site today.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 21 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Griffith Stadium | 1911–1961 | Same site |
| Athletic Park | 0.3 mi | |
| William H. Greene Stadium | 1926– | 0.6 mi |
| Olympics Grounds | 0.9 mi | |
| Uline Arena | 1941– | 1.3 mi |
| Capital One Arena | 1997– | 1.3 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.