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League Affiliation: Federal Association Founded: 1880 (Century League) Ownership History: James Banner: 1880-84 |
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ABOUT THE WASHINGTON EAGLES Born as the Baltimore Bannermen in 1880, the Washington Eagles started off dismally but eventually became one of the Federal Association's cornerstone franchises. While in Baltimore, the club struggled to compete as then-owner James Banner would not invest enough money to acquire top talent, especially during the Border Wars and this resulted in him selling the club to William Whitney, who flipped it to Thomas Brennan, the son of one of Whitney's West Point classmates, who moved the team to Washington, invested heavily in it and worked to bring in top men to run the baseball operation. The result was successful - the Eagles had won eight pennants by 1925 and cemented their place in history. The team's connection to the military continued in 1929 when the team was purchased by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William Stockdale. Stockdale was a no-nonsense man who had commanded the USS Arizona during the First World War and was friendly with soon-to-be-President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Upon the Admiral's death in 1945, the ownership passed to his son, Navy Captain Calvin Stockdale. The younger Stockdale was then serving in the Pacific, and former OSA head Rufus Barrell acted as the club's President until after Captain Stockdale returned from the war. The club opened a new ballpark, Columbia Stadium, in 1939, and the new park has become a much-loved location for Eagles fans. Winning has been a challenge for the Eagles; since their pennant run ended in 1925, the team has won only one Fed pennant, that coming in 1946. |
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Capitol Grounds (1907-38) BUILT: 1907 IN-USE: 1907-38 CAPACITY: 29450 ADDRESS: 899 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC |
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Columbia Stadium (1939-) BUILT: 1939 IN-USE: 1939 - CAPACITY: 41776 ADDRESS: 1501 Eckington Pl NE, Washington, DC |
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