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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 4 Senators 3

Philadelphia Athletics 4, Washington Senators 3 Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 – 4 7 0 WAS A 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 7 1 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics AB   R   H RBI      BB  …

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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 6 Senators 1

Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 1 Game Played on Wednesday, April 16, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 – 6 10 0 WAS A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 5 2 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics AB R H RBI BB …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 4 Athletics 0

Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Game Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  –   0  4  3 WAS A    0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  –   4  7  0 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  …

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Goose Goslin leads Senators over Yanks

August 28, 1924 – The Washington Senators win the first game of a four game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium by the score of 11 to 6. The Senators were led by Goose Goslin who hit for the cycle and went 4 for 5 and knocked in 6 runs during the …

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Good Ol’ Days: Fans Get Behind Nats in Turn-Back, Comeback Win

Remember when most of the noise at a baseball game came from the fans, themselves, and not from loud music or recorded sound cues, or in response to from flashing scoreboard signs imploring everyone to “get loud?” Remember when the fans knew on their own when to clap in rhythm to urge the pitcher to …

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This Date in Washington Senators History

February 17 Senators Birthdays Richard Allen Bosman B Feb. 17, 1944 Still Living Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates before the start of the 1963 season, pitcher Dick Bosman would also pass through the San Francisco Giants organization before being drafted by the Washington Senators in November of 1964. Bosman would make his major league debut …

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Growing Up at Griffith Stadium

In keeping with our theme of ‘timeless baseball” I thought it might be of interest to remember some of my childhood days as the son of a major league baseball player. I was very fortunate to have literally “grown up” at Griffith Stadium in Washington DC, where my dad had patrolled the outfield for the …

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