1933 – With 15 hits in a 4 game stretch, MGR/SS Joe Cronin leads the Senators to a 7-3 victory in Chicago. Coupled with New York’s loss in St. Louis, the Senators climb into 1st place in the American League, where they will reside for the rest of the season.
Category: D.C. Baseball History
D.C. Baseball History
Jun 23
The Babe Gets Ejected After Walking Senators’ Morgan
June 23, 1917 The Babe Gets Ejected After Walking Senators’ Morgan In the top of the first inning of the first game of a scheduled double-header between the Senators and the Red Sox, Babe Ruth gave up a four pitch walk to the Senators’ Ray Morgan. The 24 year old Ruth was so outraged that …
Jun 21
This Date in Washington Senators History – Sid Hudson’s bid for a no-hitter
1940 – Today’s game in St. Louis is filled with dramatic overtones, as Nats rookie P Sid Hudson bids for a no-hitter. The Browns Rip Radcliffe rips a lead-off double in the 9th to squash the no hitter. With the Nats precariously nursing a 1-0 lead, Radcliffe advances to third on a passed ball. With Radcliffe on third and no outs, Hudson bears down to retire the final 3 St. Louis batsmen for the tense 1-0 win.
Jun 19
This Date in Washington Senators History
June 19 1909 – 7 walks, 4 wild pitches and 1 hit batsman is the Big Train’s line for the day. A loss? Nope. Johnson strikes out 10 Highlanders and picks up the 7-4 win in the opener of a doubleheader at Hilltop Park. New York takes the finale, 6-3. 1949 – 21,818 fans come …
Jun 15
This Date in Washington Senators History – ’61 Senators improve record to 30-30
1961 – It is a rarity that a team that loses 100 games holds a positive major league record, but the 1961 Senators can take some pride in one record. After today’s 5-2 victory in Baltimore, the expansion Senators sits in 4th place with a 30-30 record. It is the latest date that any expansion club will be at .500. The Sens will subsequently drop their next 10 games