Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 1 Game Played on Wednesday, April 16, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 – 6 10 0 WAS A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 5 2 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics AB R H RBI BB …
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D.C. Baseball History
Apr 15
Remembering 1924 – Senators 4 Athletics 0
Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Game Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 4 3 WAS A 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 x – 4 7 0 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics AB R H RBI BB …
Feb 17
5th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting
5th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting Sponsored by Mark Hornbaker D.C Baseball History and The Washington Baseball Historical Society Present The 5th Annual Winter Meeting Saturday, February 25, 2017 12:00 P.M – 5:30 P.M. Hilton Garden Inn 7301 Waverly Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814. The afternoon event is free …
Jan 16
Newsreel of the Washington Senators winning 1924 World Series
The Library of Congress recently found nearly perfectly preserved nitrate film of a “Kinograms” newsreel showing the Washington Senators winning 1924 World Series
Aug 28
Goose Goslin leads Senators over Yanks
August 28, 1924 – The Washington Senators win the first game of a four game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium by the score of 11 to 6. The Senators were led by Goose Goslin who hit for the cycle and went 4 for 5 and knocked in 6 runs during the …
Jul 29
The Biggest Nat
Not too many players are discovered stocking shelves but it happened to Richard Ahrens. Joe Cambria, scout for the Washington Senators walked into a grocery store. Here is his tale “I found him in a grocery store. He was behind the counter reaching fir some cans on the top shelf. And when I saw him …
Jun 17
Telegram for Mr. Johnson
Before Walter Johnson was known as the Big Train, he was the Weiser Wonder. In the summer of 1907, Walter Johnson was pitching for the Weiser “semi-pro” team in the Idaho State League. The 19-year old hurler was so dominating that he caught the attention of many Major League scouts from the east. On June …
Feb 29
This Date in Washington Senators History
February 29 In an acknowledgement to that phenomenon known as “Leap Year” we cannot forget those who have a birthday that only comes around once every 4 years on February 29th. To date, only 11 major leaguers have celebrated a February 29th birthday. A couple of very well known players, Pepper Martin and Al Rosen …
Aug 31
Nats get most from Werth in the leadoff spot
When the Nationals learned Friday that leadoff man Denard San would have hip surgery and miss the rest of the season, it was certainly discouraging news. Without Span’s .365 OPB and base-stealing potential atop the lineup, the team’s offense takes a severe hit, and with it their chances to catch the New York Mets in …
Feb 19
Remembering local boy Walt Herrell on his birthday
This morning I read Art Audley’s This Date in Washington Senators History. At first I thought not much happening on this date. Then I read that Walt Herrell, who was born today in 1889, was given only one shot in the major’s back in 1911. For some reason when I see a player that only …
