Built in , RFK Stadium lacked many of the amenities of newer ballparks and was a multipurpose stadium. Part of the agreement for the Expos to move to DC was the city would build a new ballpark.
Throughout December , there were weeks of political wrangling as several members of the District of Columbia council balked at an earlier plan to finance a new stadium.
City officials and MLB negotiated a deal that allowed public financing for the ballpark. The ballpark has yet to be named after a corporate sponsor and is known as Nationals Park.
The Washington Nationals ballpark breaks away from the traditional mold of newer ballparks and has a sleek, more modern design that features a mostly glass and steel facade. Most fans enter the ballpark through the outfield that leads from the Navy Yard Metro station.
Open concourses can be found throughout the ballpark with escalators and ramps taking fans to their seats. With a seating capacity of 41,, fans have great views of the action on the field from just about anywhere in the ballpark. Roughly 22, seats are located in the lower deck and stretch from the left field foul pole to homeplate and around the right field foul pole. The expansion Washington Senators played their inaugural season at Griffith Stadium in before moving into District of Columbia Stadium for the season.
After having been the site of professional baseball in Washington, D. Griffith Stadium was demolished in and the land is now utilized by Howard University. The Senators signed a year lease on September 29, with the D. Armory Board for the stadium, which had a seating capacity of 45, On April 9, , the Senators played their first regular season game at District of Columbia Stadium.
A crowd of 42, - including President John F. Interestingly enough, Daniels suffered the loss at both the final game at Ebbets Field in and the final game at Griffith Stadium in Under the direction of the D. Armory Board, the stadium was officially renamed Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on January 18, Washington hosted the New York Yankees before a crowd of just 14, in a game that was never finished. The Senators were holding on to a lead with two outs in the top of the ninth inning when fans rushed the field.
The umpiring crew could not clear the field and the game was forfeited to the Yankees, , per MLB forfeit rules.
The D. Council has until Sept. If no resolution to approve or disapprove the contract is introduced, the contract will be deemed approved at that time. If a resolution is introduced, the review period is extended to 45 days from Sept. Nationals Park opened in Although it did not happen immediately after the ballpark debuted, development has taken off in the surrounding area in recent years, and an entertainment venue could bolster the addition of new amenities.
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