July 24
1921 – 3 doubles from the stick of Detroit’s Harry Heilmann off the Big Train is not nearly enough as the Sens rough up the Tigers, 14-6. The win at Navin Field commences an 11 game winning streak for Washington.
1934 – The mercury hits 105 degrees, a record high temperature in Chicago. The Sens bats are cold, as
Washington melts in defeat to the White Sox, 4-1. OF Johnny Gill‘s home run is the only offense for Joe Cronin‘s squad.
1937 – Wes Ferrell‘s 2-pinch hit RBI’s enables the Nats to take both ends of a twinbill at St. Louis, both by the score of 6-5. Ferrell’s heroics include a sac fly that wins the first game and a RBI single in the nitecap.
1946 – The road Senators, behind the pitching of number 00, Bobo Newsom, squeeze by the Tigers, 1-0. For Detroit’s Dizzy Trout, it is his 5th shutout loss of this season. Stan Spence, 4-for-4 on the day, scores the only run when he crosses the plate on a Cecil Travis single.
1966 – In the first of two in D.C., Bob Saverine, Don Lock, Ken McMullen and Fred Valentine all homer in a 6-2 victory over the A’s. Pete Richert fans 8 and walks none in the complete game. Youngster Catfish Hunter absorbs the defeat. In the finale, Ken Harrelson‘s pinch hit home run with two Senators on base propels Washington to the sweep, a 7-4 win. Former Senator Jim Duckworth is the loser for Kansas City in game two.
Senators Birthdays
Alejandro Eloy (Alex) Carrasquel B Jul. 24, 1912 D Aug. 19, 1969
Venezualian Alex Carrasquel, uncle of Chico Carrasquel, pitched 7 seasons for the Senators, from 1939 through 1945 and only had 1 losing season. His debut year would see him finish with a 5-9 record, pitching 159.3 innings.
Quite possibly his most productive season would be 1943 when he finished with a 11-7 record, pitching 144.3 innings with a 3.68 ERA.
Carrasquel would finish his days in Washington with a 50-39 record. Purchased by the Chicago White Sox prior to the 1946 season, he would return to the majors in 1949, appearing in 3 games for the White Sox, leaving with no decisions.
“Alex” Carrasquel career record
Richard Frederick (Dick) Hahn B Jul. 24, 1916 D Nov. 5, 1992
One Game Wonder Dick Hahn would taste his cup of major league coffee on September 7th, 1940. A catcher, Hahn would go 0-3 at the plate.
James Charles Lyle B Jul. 24, 1900 D Oct. 10, 1977
Another One Game Wonder, Jim Lyle would make his only major league appearance on October 2nd of 1925. Pitching for 3 innings, Lyle would give up 5 hits and 2 runs and depart the Senators, and the major leagues, with no decisions and a 6.00 ERA.
