Tag: Don Savidge

This Date in Washington Senators History – ’24 Senators beat Yankees to take 1/2 game lead

1924 – A mere half game separates the 1st place Yanks and the 2nd place Nats with the opening of a crucial four
game series in the Bronx. The New Yorkers, with the help of 2 home runs from Babe Ruth, take a 6-4 lead into the 8th inning. Washington erupts for 8 unanswered runs in the 8th, to take the match, 11-6. Goose Goslin hits for the cycle for the Nats.