June 6
1912 – Walter Johnson relieves Paul Musser in the bottom of the 6th with the Nationals in the lead, 2-1, over Chicago. The Nats plate 7 more runs for the 9-1 victory and, due to the rules at the time, the Big Train is credited with the win.
1935 – Sens P Henry Coppola makes his big league debut a memorable one as he shutouts the Red Sox, 3-0, at Griffith. Coppola will post a 3-4 W/L mark for the season and will disappear from the majors for good by the middle of 1936.
1961 – Cleveland moves into 1st place with a 14-3 clobbering of the expansion Nats in Washington. Washington P Joe McClain is chased in the 6th having giving up 6 ER. The bullpen fails to stop the bleeding, surrendering 8 runs in 4 innings. Cleveland P Gary “Ding Dong” Bell collects the win.
1963 – Dave Stenhouse and Ron Kline make Larry “Bobo” Osborne’s 2-run, 1st inning homer stand in a 2-1 win over 
visiting Boston. Washington extends their winning streak to 4 games.
1966 – Interrupting a 16 game road trip, the Sens return home to play a make-up game against Baltimore. Phil Ortega survives 2 home runs by Frank Robinson to defeat the Birds, 5-3. Ortega is the beneficiary of a 2-run homer by Frank Howard in the 3rd and a solo home run from Ed Brinkman in the 7th.
1969 – Despite allowing 11 hits, Sens hurlers Barry Moore and Darold Knowles team up for a 1-0 shutout in Minnesota. Frank Howard is 3-of-4 with the only run scored.
1971 – A crowd of 40,246 paying customers go home in disappointment as the powerhouse A’s complete a 4 game sweep with a 6-1 win. Denny McLain drops his 10th decision of the season, pitching only 5 innings. Oakland’s Vida Blue continues his march to the AL MVP and Cy Young awards with a 4 hit, complete game.
Senators Birthdays
Jay Carl Cashion B Jun. 6, 1891 D Nov. 17, 1935
Playing for the Senators from 1911 through 1914, Carl Cashion was a pitcher who was also tapped to play in the outfield on a few occasions. His best year was 1912 when he posted a record 10-6 with a 3.17 ERA.
