July 2017 archive

Washington needs sports stars like Howard, Zimmerman

Marty Niland July 30, 2017 was a day Nationals fans should long remember. On that sunny Sunday afternoon, they got to celebrate a baseball milestone along with two men who became stars at times when their teams and fans needed it. In the third inning of the Nats’ 10-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Ryan …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 1, Tigers 0

                    Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 0 Game Played on Thursday, July 31, 1924 (D) at Navin Field   WAS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 4 0 DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – …

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Ryan Zimmerman is the D.C. Baseball All-Time HR Leader

Ryan Zimmerman surpassed, Frank Howard as the D.C. Baseball All-Time HR Leader, this afternoon. Ryan, is the only player in D.C. Baseball History to have hit 20 or more home runs in 7 seasons   Rank Number of Home Runs HR 1 Ryan Zimmerman 239 2 Frank Howard 237 3 Roy Sievers 184 4 Bryce Harper 148 5 …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 7, Tigers 4

                  Washington Senators 7, Detroit Tigers 4   Game Played on Wednesday, July 30, 1924 (D) at Navin Field   WAS A 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 – 7 10 2 DET A 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – …

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Remembering 1924 – Indians 4, Senators 2

        Cleveland Indians 4, Washington Senators 2 Day Game Played on Tuesday, July 29, 1924 (D) at Dunn Field WAS A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 2 6 0 CLE A 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 x – 4 9 1 BATTING Washington Senators …

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Remembering 1924 – Indians 2, Senators 1

        Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 1 Day Game Played on Monday, July 28, 1924 (D) at Dunn Field WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 6 1 CLE A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x – 2 7 0 BATTING Washington Senators …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 4, Indians 3

        Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 3 Day Game Played on Sunday, July 27, 1924 (D) at Dunn Field WAS A 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 4 9 0 CLE A 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 – 3 6 1 BATTING Washington Senators …

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Remembering 1924 – Indians 2, Senators 0

        Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 0 Game Played on Saturday, July 26, 1924 (D) at Dunn Field   WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 3 0 CLE A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x – 2 8 0   BATTING Washington …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators are a half game out of first place

        AL Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 93 53 39 1 .576 – 503 457 Washington Senators 95 53 40 2 .570 0.5 479 382 New York Yankees 94 53 40 1 .570 0.5 494 423 St. Louis Browns 90 45 45 0 .500 7.0 …

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Despite injuries, bullpen woes, Nats making the best of it

How are you feeling about the Nationals’ season so far? Are you one of those glass-half-empty types who believe that the 59-38 Nats have underachieved this season and should be competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for baseball’s best record, if not for so many wasted scoring opportunities and blown leads? Or is your glass …

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