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The Capitol Grounds a.k.a. Capitol Park (I), was a baseball field in Washington, D.C. The grounds were the home field for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association during the league's only season in 1884. The ballpark had a seating capacity of 6,000, and was where the Russell Senate Office Building stands today.

The ball field was bounded by C Street NE (north); Delaware Avenue NE (west): B Street (now Constitution Avenue) NE (south); and First Street NE (east); just northeast of the Capitol building.

After dropping out of the Union Association, the club joined the minor Eastern League for the 1885 season. The club regrouped as a new entry to the National League in 1886, and moved a few blocks north to the larger Capitol Park (II).

References

• Smith, Curt. 2003. Storied Stadiums. Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0-7867-1187-6.

1. "Capitol Grounds in Washington, DC". Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
2. • "Washington Played Here". Washington Post. 2008-03-28. pp. H07. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
   • Smith, p. 40

38°53′34″N 77°00′25″W / 38.89278°N 77.00694°W / 38.89278; -77.00694

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