Washington Park

Opened in 1883

About Washington Park

Washington Park was an MLB stadium in New York, New York. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1922. Its last recorded capacity was 8,000. Tenants included Brooklyn Atlantics (MLB, 1884–1885), Brooklyn Bridegrooms (MLB, 1890), Brooklyn Superbas (MLB, 1898–1912) and Brooklyn Tip-Tops (MLB, 1914–1915). In all, 4 MLB teams have called it home. On our ranked lists it ranks 135th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Venue Information

Capacity

8,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1883

Year Closed

1922

Location

New York, New York

Elevation

26 ft

8 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

Home seasons at Washington Park by team, 1883–1922. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Brooklyn Tip-Tops While based here: 2 seasons · 147-159-4 regular season · no postseason trips MLB · 1914–1915 Territory map on ImperialismMap	MLB	1914–1915
Brooklyn Superbas While based here: 18 seasons · 1166-1383-43 regular season · no postseason trips (postseason results on record for 9 of 18 seasons) MLB · 1884–1885, 1890, 1898–1912 Brooklyn Atlantics (1884) Brooklyn Grays (1885) Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1890–1898) Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911–1912) Territory map on ImperialismMap Washington Park 1884–1885 Ridgewood Park 1886–1889 Washington Park 1890 Eastern Park 1891–1897 Washington Park 1898–1912 Ebbets Field 1913–1957 All 8 home venues of the Brooklyn Superbas Washington Park 1884–1885 Ridgewood Park 1886–1889 Washington Park 1890 Eastern Park 1891–1897 Washington Park 1898–1912 Ebbets Field 1913–1957 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 1958–1961 Dodger Stadium 1962–present	MLB	1884–1885, 1890, 1898–1912

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

What is the capacity of Washington Park?

The capacity of Washington Park is 8,000.

When was Washington Park built?

Washington Park opened in 1883.

Where did the Brooklyn Superbas play after Washington Park?

After leaving Washington Park in 1912, the Brooklyn Superbas moved to Ebbets Field in 1913. They played there until 1957.

Where did the Brooklyn Bridegrooms play after Washington Park?

After leaving Washington Park in 1912, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms moved to Ebbets Field in 1913. They played there until 1957.

Where did the Brooklyn Atlantics play after Washington Park?

After leaving Washington Park in 1912, the Brooklyn Atlantics moved to Ebbets Field in 1913. They played there until 1957.

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: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 9 m of this point).

Location

Coordinates: 40.6740, -73.9858

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Barclays Center	2012–	0.8 mi
Ebbets Field	1913–1958	1.6 mi
Capitoline Grounds	1864–1880	2.0 mi
Union Grounds	1862–1883	2.7 mi
Eastern Park	1890–	4.4 mi
Ridgewood Park	1883–1959	4.5 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.