D.C. Baseball History
May 05
By Pam J Henderson Eddie Yost 3rd Baseman playing Mostly for The Washington Senators with two years at Detroit 1958 – 1960 and LA Angels 1961 – 62. He played ball at NYU before being signed free agent with The Washington Senators in 1944. He played in his first MLB at age 17.He spent 1945 …
May 04
By Pam J Henderson Luke Sewell Catcher making his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians June 30, 1921 joining his brother Joe who joined with the Indians in 1920. Luke earned his way playing backup to Steve O’Neil. He eventually took top spot catcher in the 1926. He was an excellent defensive player. 1927 …
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 …
Nov 10
Where was Moe Berg? His where-a-bouts where unknown. Was he okay? All catchers, along with all pitchers and rookies, were required by rookie manager Joe Cronin to report to spring training in Biloxi, Mississippi, before the rest of the squad. All complied with the rookie manager’s wishes. All accept for Berg. The last word about …
Oct 07
The hopes of a World Championship in the 1933 dream season of the Washington Senators appeared to be over. The Giants took a 3-0 lead in Game Five, and they sent General Crowder to the showers after 5 1/3 innings. With a runner on second, only one out, and with the Giants threatened to put …
Oct 06
At the White House,two of America’s most beloved were surrounded about one-hundred sportswriters on the morning of October 6th. The Writers listened as one of those American Heroes spoke while he had his arms around the other hero: “During the 1920 presidential campaign, I walked into the lobby and found the crowd, which I thought …
Oct 05
“It’ll be different in Washington,” said Senators third base coach Al Schacht after Washington lost Game Two in New York to fall behind, 2-0, in the 1933 World Series. “Yeah, it’ll be different when we beat (Earl) Whitehill for a change,” responded Giants second baseman Hughie Critz. Rain fell on Washington D.C. on the morning …
Oct 05
When the Senators arrived at the Polo Grounds for Game 2 of the World Series, a host of college-aged boys greeted them by humming a funeral tune. The same group of youngsters hummed their song as the Washington players walked down the steps leading from centerfield clubhouse to the field. Joe Cronin, Buddy Myer, …
Oct 03
Part 3 Buddy Myer was anything but calm when he arrived in the Senators clubhouse on the morning of October 3rd. Washington’s star second baseman was taxiing to the Polo Grounds when he saw a pedestrian walk into the path of his vehicle. The man was able to dodge the cab, but stepped before of …
