Mark Hornbaker

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Fielding Dreams: Washington’s Jewish Ballplayers

July 20: 7:30PM Fielding Dreams: Washington’s Jewish Ballplayers A lively conversation with sports attorney and former Washington Senator’s broadcaster Philip Hochberg. Documentary Filmmaker Aviva Kempner (Moe Berg: A Film by Aviva Kempner); and author Frederic J. Frommer (You Gotta Have Heart: A History of Washington Baseball from 1859 to the 2012 National League East Champions) …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 5, White Sox 4

Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4           Day Game Played on Wednesday, June 18, 1924 (D) at Comiskey Park I WAS A 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 – 5 11 2 CHI A 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 – 4 9 1 …

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This Date in Nats History

        Standings At Close of Play of June 17, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 67 39 28 0 .582 – 269 277 Philadelphia Phillies 68 38 30 0 .559 1.5 329 317 Atlanta Braves 67 35 32 0 .522 4.0 306 270 …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 12, White Sox 6

Washington Senators 12, Chicago White Sox 6           Day Discrepancies Game Played on Tuesday, June 17, 1924 (D) at Comiskey Park I WAS A 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 – 12 16 0 CHI A 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 – 6 12 …

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This Date in Nats History

        Standings At Close of Play of June 16, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 66 39 27 0 .591 – 268 269 Philadelphia Phillies 67 37 30 0 .552 2.5 323 316 Florida Marlins 63 33 30 0 .524 4.5 288 264 …

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Remembering 1924 – White Sox 9, Senators 8

Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 8       Day Discrepancies Game Played on Monday, June 16, 1924 (D) at Comiskey Park I WAS A 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 – 8 10 4 CHI A 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 x – 9 8 1 BATTING …

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This Date in Nats History

            Standings At Close of Play of June 15, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 66 39 27 0 .591 – 268 269 Philadelphia Phillies 66 36 30 0 .545 3.0 320 314 Florida Marlins 63 33 30 0 .524 4.5 …

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Remembering 1924 – White Sox 6, Senators 4

Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 4           Game Played on Sunday, June 15, 1924 (D) at Comiskey Park I WAS A 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 9 0 CHI A 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 x – 6 10 4 BATTING …

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Ryan Zimmerman closing on Frank Howard as D.C. Baseball All-Time HR Leader

Ryan Zimmerman is closing on Frank Howard as D.C. Baseball All-Time HR Leader   Rank Number of Home Runs HR 1 Frank Howard 237 2 Ryan Zimmerman 234 3 Roy Sievers 184 4 Jim Lemon 144 5 Bryce Harper 137

This Date in Nats History

          Standings At Close of Play of June 14, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 65 38 27 0 .585 – 267 269 Philadelphia Phillies 65 36 29 0 .554 2.0 319 309 Florida Marlins 62 32 30 0 .516 4.5 273 …

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