Facts

Baseball World Champions:
1924

American League Champions: (3)
1924, 1925, 1933

NFL Champions: (1)

1942 Washington Redskins

Hall of Famers:(26)

Stan Coveleski RHP 1925-1927
Joe Cronin SS 1928-1934
Ed Delahanty OF 1902-1903
Rick Ferrell C 1937-41, 44-45, 47
Lefty Gomez LHP 1943
Goose Goslin OF 1921-30, 33, 38
Clark Griffith MGR 1912-20 Pres. 20-55
Bucky Harris MGR 24-28, 35-42, 50-54
Walter Johnson RHP 1907-1927
Harmon Killebrew 3B 1954-1960
Heinie Manush OF 1930-1935
Sam Rice OF 1915-1933
Al Simmons OF 1937-1938
George Sisler 1B 1928
Tris Speaker OF 1927
Early Wynn RHP 1939, 41-44, 46-48

All-Star Games Hosted: (2)
1937, 1956

First Nightime Game:

May 28, 1941

Last game:

September 21, 1961

Demolished:

January 26, 1965

Capacity:

32,000 (1921); 27, 550 (1961)

Architect:

Obborn Engineering - Cleveland, Ohio (1911)

Dimensions

Year	LF	LC	C	RC	RF
1911	407	391	421	378	328
1921	424	391	421	378	326
1926	358	391	421	378	328
1936	402	391	421	378	328
1947	405	391	421	378	328
1950	386	372	421	378	328
1951	408	372	421	378	328
1952	405	372	421	378	328
1954	388	372	421	378	328
1955	388	372	421	372	320
1956	386	372	421	373	320
1957	350	372	421	373	320
1961	388	372	421	373	320

Capacity

1921	32,000
1936	30,171
1939	31,500
1940	29,473
1941	29,613
1947	29,000
1948	25,048
1952	35,000
1960	28,669
1961	27,550

Attendance

Year	Attendance	Average	Rank in League	Record	Standing
1911	244,884	3,180	7th out of 8	64-90	7
1912	350,663	4,554	5th out of 8	91-61	2
1913	325,831	4,204	7th out of 8	90-64	2
1914	243,888	3,087	6th out of 8	81-73	3
1915	167,332	2,159	5th out of 8	85-68	4
1916	177,265	2,230	8th out of 8	76-77	7
1917	89,682	1,142	8th out of 8	74-79	5
1918	182,122	2,802	7th out of 8	72-56	3
1919	234,096	3,297	7th out of 8	56-84	7
1920	359,260	4,696	7th out of 8	68-84	6
1921	456,069	5,923	5th out of 8	80-73	4
1922	458,552	5,955	6th out of 8	69-85	6
1923	357,406	4,611	7th out of 8	76-78	4
1924	584,310	7,491	4th out of 8	92-62	1
1925	817,199	10,753	3rd out of 8	96-55	1
1926	551,580	7,258	6th out of 8	81-69	4
1927	528,976	6,739	5th out of 8	85-69	3
1928	378,501	4,884	7th out of 8	75-79	4
1929	355,506	4,647	7th out of 8	71-81	5
1930	614,474	7,890	4th out of 8	94-60	2
1931	492,657	6,316	4th out of 8	92-62	3
1932	371,396	4,823	5th out of 8	93-61	3
1933	437,533	5,719	2nd out of 8	99-53	1
1934	330,074	4,259	5th out of 8	66-86	7
1935	255,011	3,312	6th out of 8	67-86	6
1936	379,525	4,961	6th out of 8	82-71	4
1937	397,799	5,035	7th out of 8	73-80	6
1938	522,694	6,878	5th out of 8	75-76	5
1939	339,257	4,435	7th out of 8	65-87	6
1940	381,241	4,951	7th out of 8	64-90	7
1941	415,663	5,329	7th out of 8	70-84	6
1942	403,493	5,344	7th out of 8	62-89	7
1943	574,694	7,512	3rd out of 8	84-69	2
1944	525,235	6,821	4th out of 8	64-90	8
1945	652,660	8,367	4th out of 8	87-67	2
1946	1,027,216	13,254	5th out of 8	76-78	4
1947	850,758	11,049	7th out of 8	64-90	7
1948	795,254	10,328	7th out of 8	56-97	7
1949	770,745	10,010	7th out of 8	50-104	8
1950	699,697	9,028	6th out of 8	67-87	5
1951	695,167	9,028	6th out of 8	62-92	7
1952	699,457	8,910	6th out of 8	78-76	5
1953	595,594	7,837	6th out of 8	76-76	5
1954	503,542	6,497	7th out of 8	66-88	6
1955	425,238	5,523	8th out of 8	53-101	8
1956	431,647	5,570	8th out of 8	59-95	7
1957	457,079	5,936	8th out of 8	55-99	8
1958	475,288	6,093	8th out of 8	61-93	8
1959	615,372	7,992	8th out of 8	63-91	8
1960	743,404	7,992	8th out of 8	73-81	5
1961	597,287	7,420	9th out of 10	61-100	9

Griffith Stadium - Hitters nightmare

by Andrew Sharp

In 1945 when Washington finished a close 2nd, not one player for the home team hit a ball over the fence -- zero! The only Washington home run at home that year was inside the park job. There was a 30+ year stretch where Griffith Stadium yielded either the fewest home runs overall, the fewest for the home team and/or the fewest for the visitors. It usually yielded the fewest in all three categories. It wasn't until Clark Griffith died that Calvin moved the fences in to help Sievers, Killebrew and Lemon.

On July 7, 1937 the 5th annual All-Star game was played at Griffith Stadium. FDR throws out the first pitch!

Washington Redskins

History

by Bleecherreport.com

The Redskins moved to the nation's capital in 1937 from Boston. They began their illustrious history in Washington, D.C. and shared Griffith Stadium with the Washington Senators, who would go on to become the modern-era Minnesota Twins. The Redskins first owner and founder, George Preston Marshall, was the first owner to put an NFL team on television throughout the South. This helped lead to the large fanbase the team has today. The Redskins hit the ground running in D.C. by winning their division and winning the NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears in their first season in Washington.

NFL Champions

from http://blog.mitchellandness.com

The 1942 NFL Championship game was played on December 13, 1942 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. This NFL Championship game was between the undefeated Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. The Chicago Bears, led by quarterback Sid Luckman, were co-coached by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos after George Halas had entered the U.S. Navy. The Washington Redskins were led by coach Ray Flaherty and quaterback Sammy Baugh.

The Redskins defeated the Bears 14-6. Just two years earlier, the Bears had crushed the Redskins 73-0 in the title game. Sweet revenge? Perhaps.