Apr 11
April 11 1966 – Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and 44,467 other fans are in attendance as the Washington Senators lose to the Cleveland Indians by the score of 5-2. Washington carried a 2-1 lead into the 9th inning when the Indians score 4 runs to seal the victory. “Sudden” Sam McDowell gets credit for …
Apr 10
April 10 1967 Opening Day – 44,382 fans see Mel Stottlemeyer of the New York Yankees toss a 2 hit shutout as the Senators lose the opener 8-0. Pete Richert is tagged with the loss for Washington. Mickey Mantle plays 1st base for the first time in his career. Bill Robinson and Elston Howard homer …
Apr 09
April 9 1959 – In the fifth inning against Washington at Griffith Stadium, the Orioles become the first team in history to turn a triple play on Opening Day. Vice President Richard Nixon, a right-hander, substitutes for President Dwight D. Eisenhower and watches the Senators breeze to a 9-2 win. Pedro Ramos is credited with …
Apr 08
April 8 1963 The expansion Senators, enroute to a worst ever record of 56-106, lose their home opener to the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 3-1. Steve Barber gets the win for Baltimore, with Stu Miller being credited with the save. Don Rudolph is charged with the loss for Washington. Baltimore gets home runs …
Apr 07
April 7, 1969 Ted Williams‘ debut as the new Senators manager is spoiled as the Yankees defeat Washington on Opening Day by a score of 8-4. Mel Stottlemeyer gets the win for the Yankees, Camilio Pascual is charged with the loss for the Senators. Frank Howard strokes a 2 run homer. The Senators outhit the …
Apr 06
April 6 Senators Birthdays Charles Melton Luskey B Apr. 6, 1876 D Dec. 20, 1962 Washington, DC native Charlie Luskey joined the ranks of Senators Short Timers in September of 1901. Arriving on the major league scene as a 25 year old rookie as the Senators wound down their inaugural season, Luskey would make it …
Apr 05
April 5 1971 Dick Bosman pitches a six-hit shutout as the Washington Senators beat the Oakland Athletics, 8 – 0. This will turn out to be the last Opening Day game to be played in Washington, D.C. After the season, Senators owner Bob Short will move the franchise to the Lone Star State to resume …
Apr 04
April 4 1948 Prior to an exhibition game in Orlando between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Senators, A’s owner-manager Connie Mack, age 85, and Senators’s owner Clark Griffith, age 78, stage a footrace. After entering the field in an ambulance, Mack and Griffith race from 3rd base to home plate and finish in a tie. …
Apr 03
April 3 1938 Goose Goslin returns to the Washington Senators for his third, and final, stint. Goslin, who played for the Senators from 1920 through 1930 and again in 1933, has the distinction of making it to the World Series with all 3 of Washington’s pennant winning teams (1924, 1925 & 1933) and would also …
Apr 02
April 2 1972 Former Senators and current Mets manager Gil Hodges dies of a heart attack at West Palm Beach, Florida, two days shy of his 48th birthday. Senators Birthdays Joseph Bernard Stanley B Apr. 2, 1881 D Sep. 13, 1967 Washington native Joe Stanley made a very brief appearance with the National League Washington …
