Dec 11
Ballfield to Battlefield and Back, From FDR to JFK Released in 2009, our DVD “Stars Of Baseball, 1945-1953” features some of the top players of the era including George Case of the Washington Senators. Case, a six-time American League base stealing champ, himself took home movies of other major leaguers during his playing days – …
Dec 11
If you love to keep up to date with D.C. Baseball, as well as learning about the team’s history, then you might well enjoy placing bets on your favorite teams and players. These days, more and more baseball fans are choosing to place their bets online. Here’s a quick look at why online baseball betting …
Nov 20
THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASEBALL As volunteer curator of the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum, Jim Vankoski has become a treasure trove of Delco sports trivia. In a program sponsored by the Nether Providence Historical Society, Jim will share some baseball stories with us, including his favorites about 50-year Township resident Mickey Vernon, following a …
Nov 06
Jim Hartley of the Washington Baseball Historical Society and I “dcbaseballhistory.com” are co-sponsoring an election of the best players to have ever played (1901-2012) baseball for Washington. We are hoping to receive ballots from Washington baseball fans from every generation. Below is a ballot for you to use as you are selecting the best players …
Oct 12
Last night the 44,000 fans at Nationals Park witnessed a similar outcome to a must win baseball game as 34,000 Washington fans witnessed eighty eight years and two days earlier. On October 9, 1924 the New York Giants held a three games to two lead over the Washington Senators. Game six was played at Griffith …
Oct 03
During the past week I have received a dozen request to share my thoughts about our Nats making the playoffs. Here is a story I shared with my family a few weeks ago. Since 2006 my wife Linda and I have been dedicated Washington Nationals season ticket holders. Over the first half decade of being …
Sep 26
Wearing the right uniform can make all of the difference. Way back in 1915 the Washington Times posted a cartoon that claimed uniforms play a prominent part in winning championships. The 1915 Senators uniforms were not up to snuff as the Washington Senators ended the season 85-68 and were in 4th place 17 games behind …
Sep 21
September 21, 1933 The Washington Senators’ behind the pitching of Lefty Stewart beat the St. Louis Browns 2-1 to clinch the American League Pennant. The pennant was the first for the Senators since they won the 1925 American League Pennant. The play of the game came occurred with the Browns at bat in the top …
Sep 15
The ballots are coming in very slowly. To help you with your ballots I have created custom batting statistic by position pages for each of the time periods listed below. I hope to have the pitching stats by each of the time periods posted over the next two weeks. 1901-1911 (The Pre-Griffith Years) 1912-1927 – …
