April 28
1911 – Walter Johnson picks up his first victory of the season with a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia. The only run yielded by the the “Big Train” is a solo HR to Frank “Home Run” Baker. This will be the first of 25 wins for Johnson as he will finish fifth in the AL MVP voting.
Senators Birthdays
Pedro Ramos, B Apr. 28, 1935 Still Living
Pedro Ramos
A veteran of 15 major league seasons, the native of Pinar Del Rio, Cuba was an All Star for the Senators in 1959. Used mostly as a starter in his 5 seasons with Washington, Ramos would become an effective reliever in the latter half of his career, particularly with the Yankees. As a late season pickup by the Yankees in 1964, Ramos was an instrumental part of their pennant winning team. Ramos also pitched with Minnesota, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He ended his career with a 4 game stint with the 1970 Senators, thus becoming one of 9 players to play for both the original and expansion Senators.
Thomas Virgil II Sturdivant B Apr. 28, 1930 D Feb. 28, 2009
Drafted from Boston in the 1960 Expansion draft, Sturdivant appeared in 15 games with the Senators in 1961, logging a 2-6 record with a 4.61 ERA. Sturdivant was traded to Pittsburgh on June 28, 1961 for P Tom Cheney.
Francis De Sales McGee B Apr. 28, 1899 D Jan. 30, 1934
Senators Short Timer Frank McGee appeared in 2 games with the 1925 Senators. He went hitless in 3 AB with 1 strikeout.
