D.C. Baseball History
Oct 10
October 10 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 7 Senators 4 Giants 3 (12) Senators win World Series 4-3 1924 World Series Champions! October 10, 1924. The day the Washington Senators won the World Series for the only time in their 71 year existence. The pitching matchup for this 7th game is Virgil …
Oct 09
October 9 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 6 Senators 2 Giants 1 Series tied 3-3 Nearly 5,000 fans greet the downcast Senators upon their arrival home at the train station following yesterday’s loss. 34,254 click the turnstiles for game 6 in Griffith, including Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace. While “Silent” Cal …
Oct 08
October 8 1924 World Series Washington at NY Giants, Game 5 Giants 6 Senators 2 Giants lead series 3-2 The good news: Goose Goslin sets a still standing World Series record by hitting safely in six consecutive at bats. Goslin establishes the mark with a 2nd inning, infield hit off Jack Bentley. The bad news: …
Oct 08
On 8 October 1880, an Inter-league playoff series is hastily arranged between the Washington Nationals, champions of the National Association and the Chicago White Stockings, champions of the National League. The games will be played in Washington and Baltimore. The National League Champion Chicago White Stockings The White Stockings finished first in the National League …
Oct 07
October 7 1924 World Series Washington at NY Giants, Game 4 Senators 7 Giants 4 Series tied 2-2 In baseball lore, this contest became known as the “Goslin Game”. A Polo Grounds record crowd of 49,243 witness Goslin’s 4-for-4, 4 RBI day that leads the Senators to a 7-4 win to deadlock the series. With …
Oct 06
October 6 1924 World Series Washington at NY Giants, Game 3 Giants 6 Senators 4 Giants lead series 2-1 With the first two hotly contested games in the books, the World Series moves to the Polo Grounds for the third game. John McGraw summons “Handsome” Hugh McQuillan, a 14 game winner, as his starter. Bucky …
Oct 05
October 5 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 2 Senators 4 Giants 3 Series tied 1-1 Washington bolts out of the gate in the 1st off former Senator southpaw Jack Bentley. Sam Rice delivers a 2 out single to center and promptly steals second base. Goose Goslin, atoning for his poor performance yesterday, …
Oct 04
October 4 1924 World Series NY Giants at Washington, Game 1 Giants 4 Senators 3 (12) Giants lead series 1-0 A World Series is never a walk in the park for the winners. But for the Senators, they face a tougher task since their opponents, the John McGraw led Giants, feature six future Hall of …
Oct 03
October 3 Washington at NY Giants, Game 1- Giants 4 Senators 2 Giants lead series 1-0 The pre-Series talk centered on the “boy managers” for the two teams, Joe Cronin of Washington and Bill Terry of the Giants. While the press concerns itself with the “youth” of the two skippers, Cronin refrains from naming …
Oct 02
October 2 1908 Washington OF Otis Clymer leads the batting barrage with a cycle, as the Nationals stomp New York, 12-2. 1909 Applying the finishing touches to a 110 loss season, the Nationals drop two in Philly, 6-5 and 7-2. The 1909 team still holds the team records for fewest runs scored (380) and most …
