Mar 05
Originally written on Jan. 9, 2012 After belting 36 home runs for the Senators in 1967, Frank Howard found himself spending most of the off-season negotiating a new contract with Senators’ General Manager George Selkirk. The Washington Post reported on January 9, 1968 that Senators’ GM Selkirk told Howard that he will not be receiving …
Oct 30
October 30, 1911 After meeting with the Washington Senators board of directors, Clark Griffith is named manager of the Washington Senators baseball club. It is also announced that Clark Griffith became the largest stockholder of the club when he purchased 10% of the club’s stock. The Senators’ new skipper will have his hands full as …
Sep 11
Cornelius Mack, also known as Connie Mack (catcher) made his major league debut on September 11, 1886 as a member of the Washington Nationals. The Nationals didn’t sign the 23-year old Mack because they needed a catcher. They signed Connie Mack to a contract because they needed a pitcher.In the summer of 1886 Washington Nationals …
Mar 30
March 30, 2008 The Washington Nationals made their debut at the new Nationals Park a special one. The Nationals 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves was the team’s first opening day victory since the team moved to Washington D.C. in 2005. The young Nationals showed a lot of poise when they were able to keep …
Jul 04
New York Mets 5, Washington Nationals 2 Day Game Played on Monday, July 4, 2005 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 – 5 10 2 WAS N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 5 0 BATTING New York Mets …
Feb 01
8th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting Remembering the 15th Anniversary of the 2005 Washington Nationals Celebrating The 2019 MLB World Series Champions Local Player makes debut in 2006 Hosted by Mark Hornbaker Our emcees are Ed “Scoreboard Boy” Baruch & Bill “Batboy” Turner Save the Date – Saturday, February 8, 2020 *Time of Meeting – …
May 12
I fully endorse Susan Mooring’s Nationals Victory Song (Go, Go, Red White & Blue) From Susan Mooring, I’m a lifelong baseball fan and season ticket holder since the Nats came to town. I’m also a singer/songwriter and I’ve written a song for the team, “Nationals Victory Song (Go, Go, Red White & Blue).” It has …
Apr 28
April 28, 2012 Washington Nationals left-fielder Bryce “Bam-Bam” Harper went 1-for-3 with one run batted in during his Major League Baseball debut. The 19 year-old Harper, the top pick of the 2010 draft, was called up from the minors two days earlier to replace Ryan Zimmerman, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Harper’s lone …
Feb 10
Did you know 117 years ago if you were going to spring training to catch the newly formed Washington Senators of the newly formed American League you would find yourself in Phoebus, Virginia? It wasn’t until 1907 the Senators went outside of the D.C. and Virginia area as they traveled to Galveston, Texas for spring …
