Sunday was a great day for Washington sports. Before celebrating the Nationals’ first walk-off victory of 2018, fans at Nationals Park got to see another set of local heroes inducted to the Washington Hall of Stars. In addition to fairly recent greats, like basketball stars Len Bias, Grant Hill and Walt Williams, came Buddy Myer, …
Category: D.C. Baseball History
D.C. Baseball History
Apr 23
Rickey’s papers set the stage for a historic baseball summer in Washington
Former Senators outfielder Curt Flood “approach(ed) perfection” with St. Louis in 1963. That same year, former Senator slugger Harmon Killebrew was described as strikeout prone and overpriced as a Minnesota Twin. Former Nationals manager Frank Robinson was “upset” by the change-up as a Cincinnati Red in the spring of 1964. Those are the professional opinions …
Apr 22
Almost Perfect – Big Train’s No Hitter
As most of you know by now Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox tossed a perfect game yesterday. Humber’s perfect game was the 21st perfect game in Major League history. This morning I wanted to see how close Washington’s Walter Johnson came to pitching a perfect game during his July 1, 1920 no-hit game …
Apr 09
Nats won fans hearts early in inaugural season
I will always love the Nationals, but I’m still waiting for something that will make me fall in love with this year’s team – something momentous to convince me that this year’s edition of the Nats is capable of doing great things. In their first year in Washington, 2005, it took just two games for …
Apr 02
“Wait’ll next year and hope?” Nope. Nats fans demand more
Baseball is said to be a timeless game. The rhythm of the game and the season bring generations together, and phrases like ‘Bang! Zoom!’ and ‘See you later!’ take on a special meaning around here every spring, summer and fall. Year after year, we pack the ballpark, gather around the television, tune in to broadcasts, …
Mar 26
The Story of the 1936-38 Trenton Senators
It isn’t often that a sports franchise relocates to a city based on the potential drawing power of having a star player from that city on the roster, but that was a major factor in the creation of the Trenton Senators. By the mid-1930s Trenton, New Jersey had long been a baseball hotbed. Numerous successful …
Feb 08
Roy Sievers turns down contract offer
On February 8, 1958 the UP reported that Washington Senators’ slugger Roy Sievers, who last season led the American League in home runs and RBI’s while hitting .301, said today he wants a 100 percent increase in salary for the 1958 season. The 31-year-old outfielder said he had returned an unsigned contract to club President …
Jan 31
This Date in Washington Senators History
January 31 1959 – Former Senators and Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin (See October 12th birthdays.) signs a seven-year pact to become head of the A.L. Cronin was active as a major leaguer from 1926 through 1945, playing for the Pirates in 1926 and 1927, the Senators from 1928 through 1934 and the Red Sox …
Jun 18
Remembering 1924 – Senators 5, White Sox 4
Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Day Game Played on Wednesday, June 18, 1924 (D) at Comiskey Park I WAS A 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 – 5 11 2 CHI A 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 – 4 9 1 …
Jun 08
Remembering 1924 – Senators drop below .500
Cleveland Indians 11, Washington Senators 3 Day Discrepancies Game Played on Sunday, June 8, 1924 (D) at Dunn Field WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 – 3 9 1 CLE A 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 x – 11 13 0 BATTING Washington Senators …
