May 6
1967 – Behind 9th inning solo homers by Bob Chance and Paul Casanova, the Senators win their 3rd straight by
Darold Knowles
shutting out the Angels 2-0 in Anaheim. Darold Knowles picks up the victory with 6 solid innings of relief, scattering 2 hits and striking out 6.
Senators Birthdays
Patrick Henry (Pat) Duff B May 6, 1875 D Sep. 11, 1925
One Game Wonder Pat Duff appeared in one game with the Senators in 1906 at the age of 30. What he did in that at bat, we have no idea except that he didn’t hit safely, ending his career going 0 for 1 with a batting average of .000. According to the records he did not field, so Pat Duff‘s proverbial “cup of coffee” in the majors was served on April 16, 1906.
Myron Winthrop (Mike) McCormick B May 6, 1917 D Apr. 13, 1976
There have been 3 players in the major leagues known as Mike McCormick. (Two of them have spent time in a Senators uniform.) The Mike McCormick of interest to us on May 6th was an outfielder who played in the majors for 10 years, missing 1944 & 1945 during WWII. Starting in 1940 with the Cincinnati Reds, this Mike McCormick would also spend time with the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago White Sox and finish his career in 1951 with the Senators where he would play in 81 games, collecting 70 hits in 243 at bats, good for a respectable .288 average during his one season playing for Washington.
