Dec 04
December 4, 1964 It is announced at the 1964 Baseball Winter Meetings that the Washington Senators and the Los Angeles Dodgers made a seven player blockbuster trade. It is announced that the Washington Senators traded 25 year old pitcher Claude Osteen and 23 year old shortstop John Kennedy for the following players, 28 year old …
Sep 29
September 29, 1943 Washington D.C At Griffith stadium the 2nd place Washington Senators (82-67) and the 3rd place Cleveland Indians (79-69) are scheduled to play a twi-night doubleheader. During the first game the Senators held a 6-1 lead over the Indians. In the top of the ninth inning the Indians’ third baseman Ken Keltner hit …
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 …
Dec 21
On this day in the year 1911, Mark and Nancy Gibson became the proud parents of a baby boy they named Joshua Gibson. Joshua, spent the first ten years of his life in Buena Vista, Georgia where life wasn’t easy. At time his parents worked as sharecroppers in the fields throughout Georgia. In 1921, Joshua’s …
Dec 16
7th Annual D.C. Baseball History MeetingHosted by Mark Hornbaker Our emcees are Ed “Scoreboard Boy” Baruch & Bill “Batboy” TurnerSaturday, February 9, 2019Meeting:11:00 AM – 5:30 PM / Dinner: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Hilton Garden Inn7301 Waverly StreetBethesda, MD 20814 The afternoon event is free to attend. Seating capacity 80, ** Line up of …
