Oct 11
October 11 1925 World Series Pittsburgh at Washington, Game 4 Senators 4 Pirates 0 Senators lead series 3-1 Proving that good pitching will almost always shut down a high octane offense, Washington puts a stranglehold on this series with today’s 4-0 blanking of the Pirates. The Bucs led the majors in runs scored in 1925 …
Oct 10
October 10 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 7 Senators 4 Giants 3 (12) Senators win World Series 4-3 1924 World Series Champions! October 10, 1924. The day the Washington Senators won the World Series for the only time in their 71 year existence. The pitching matchup for this 7th game is Virgil …
Oct 09
October 9 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 6 Senators 2 Giants 1 Series tied 3-3 Nearly 5,000 fans greet the downcast Senators upon their arrival home at the train station following yesterday’s loss. 34,254 click the turnstiles for game 6 in Griffith, including Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace. While “Silent” Cal …
Oct 08
October 8 1924 World Series Washington at NY Giants, Game 5 Giants 6 Senators 2 Giants lead series 3-2 The good news: Goose Goslin sets a still standing World Series record by hitting safely in six consecutive at bats. Goslin establishes the mark with a 2nd inning, infield hit off Jack Bentley. The bad news: …
Oct 07
October 7 1924 World Series Washington at NY Giants, Game 4 Senators 7 Giants 4 Series tied 2-2 In baseball lore, this contest became known as the “Goslin Game”. A Polo Grounds record crowd of 49,243 witness Goslin’s 4-for-4, 4 RBI day that leads the Senators to a 7-4 win to deadlock the series. With …
Oct 06
October 6 1924 World Series Washington at NY Giants, Game 3 Giants 6 Senators 4 Giants lead series 2-1 With the first two hotly contested games in the books, the World Series moves to the Polo Grounds for the third game. John McGraw summons “Handsome” Hugh McQuillan, a 14 game winner, as his starter. Bucky …
Oct 05
October 5 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 2 Senators 4 Giants 3 Series tied 1-1 Washington bolts out of the gate in the 1st off former Senator southpaw Jack Bentley. Sam Rice delivers a 2 out single to center and promptly steals second base. Goose Goslin, atoning for his poor performance yesterday, …
Oct 04
October 4 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 1 Giants 4 Senators 3 (12) Giants lead series 1-0 A World Series is never a walk in the park for the winners. But for the Senators, they face a tougher task since their opponents, the John McGraw led Giants, feature six future Hall of …
Sep 26
September 26 1924 Their lead now trimmed to 1 game, Washington falls at Boston, 2-1. Two personal streaks of Senator players are halted. Walter Johnson‘s 13 game win streak and Sam Rice‘s 31 game hitting streak 1940 Stringing together 3 straight hits, the Nats rally for 2 in the 9th to defeat the Red Sox, …
Oct 30
October 30 Senator Managers Clark Griffith, 1912-1920 Record as Senator Manager: 693-646, .518 Pct. Teams Managed: 1912: 91-61 .599 Pct. 2nd 1913: 90-64 .584 Pct. 2nd 1914: 81-73 .526 Pct. 3rd 1915: 85-68 .556 Pct. 4th 1916: 76-77 .497 Pct. 7th 1917: 74-79 .484 Pct. 5th 1918: 72-56 .563 Pct. 3rd 1919: 56-84 .400 Pct. …
