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Washington Park

Washington Park

Brooklyn, New York

Tenant: Brooklyn Superbas (later Dodgers; NL)
Opened: April 30, 1898
First night game: Never
Last Superbas game: October 5, 1912
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 18,800 (1914).

Los Angeles Dodgers tickets:

Location: Left field (NW), 3rd Avenue; third base (SW), 3rd Street; first base (SE), 4th Avenue; right field (NW), 1st Street.

Dimensions: Left field: 335 ft. (1898), 375.95 ft. (1908), 300 ft. (1914); left center: 500 ft. (1898), 443.5 ft. (1908); center field: 445 ft. (1898), 424.7 ft. (1908), 400 ft. (1914); right center: 300 ft. (1898); right field: 215 ft. (1898), 295 ft. (1899), 301.84 ft. (1908), 275 ft. (1914); backstop: 90 ft. (1898), 15 (1908).

Fences: Left and center field: 12 feet; right field: 42 feet (13 feet brick topped by 29 feet canvas).

Trivia

  • This was the third ballpark to stand on the site. Other versions were in use between 1884 and 1890.
  • Part of the clubhouse wall still stands. It is now the 3rd Avenue wall to the Con Edison yard at 222 1st Street in Brooklyn.

Recommended Reading (bibliography):

  • Babe Ruth Slept Here: The Baseball Landmarks of New York City by Jim Reisler.
  • Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present by Josh Leventhal and Jessica Macmurray.
  • The Ballpark Book: A Journey Through the Fields of Baseball Magic (Revised Edition) by Ron Smith and Kevin Belford.
  • City Baseball Magic: Plain Talk and Uncommon Sense about Cities and Baseball Parks by Philip Bess.
  • Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark by Michael Gershman.
  • Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks by Philip J. Lowry.
  • Lost Ballparks: A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields by Lawrence S. Ritter.
  • Roadside Baseball: A Guide to Baseball Shrines Across America by Chris Epting.
  • The Story of America's Classic Ballparks (VHS).

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View of Washington Park courtesy of the Franklin Digital Collection.

Updated July 2001

Tickets to Los Angeles Dodgers, NCAA Basketball Tournament, College Football Bowl, NCAA Football, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Paul McCartney and Wicked New York provided by Ticket Triangle.

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