D.C. Baseball History

I noticed the obituary for Mrs. White and will post it here. She is probably best known for her appearance on the Twilight Zone, but back in 1943 she was engaged to Jimmy Trimble III. Trimble grew up in Chevy Chase and was a talented athlete for St. Albans. He was also a baseball phenom …

The headline about the 7 May 1918 game between the Red Sox and Nationals at Griffith Stadium says it all, “Arise Babe Ruth!” The highflying Red Sox lost to the 7-10 Washington squad with Walter Johnson getting the best of Dutch Leonard. But the day belonged to Babe Ruth. Here is what one paper recorded, …

May 20 1909 – After opening the season with 5 losses, Walter Johnson picks up his first victory over the Naps at Cleveland 3-2. 1920 – Deadlocked at the end of 14 innings at 3, the White Sox and Senators each score twice in the 15th. In the top of the 16th, the Pale Hose …

Ever since the Washington Nationals played their first game in D.C. in 2005 the team has played a game on May 20th each season. There really isn’t anything interesting about that fact that is until you comb though the numbers. In the eight games the Nats have played on May 20th the team has record …

Standings At Close of Play of May 20, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Florida Marlins 38 22 16 0 .579 – 178 133 Atlanta Braves 41 23 18 0 .561 0.5 195 148 Washington Nationals 42 23 19 0 .548 1.0 172 177 New York Mets 42 …