On July 2, at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ed Stroud died at the age of 72. The cause of death was not named in this obituary on TribToday.com: http://bit.ly/OAoafl. Blessed with blazing speed, Stroud played for the Senators for most of his career, before being traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1971, his final …
Category: D.C. Baseball History
D.C. Baseball History
Aug 02
Gore Vidal and local WWII hero James Trimble
I normally do not do this but I am going to share a story I just found on the internet. For some of you this may be the first time you have heard about James Trimble’ The title of the story is Gore Vidal’s Great Love, Baseball Prodigy James Trimble. The story was posted by …
Jul 21
1938 Senators blow 10 run lead
I’m not 100% sure this is the largest blown lead in Washington baseball history but I know the 12,000 Senator fans at Griffith stadium left the ball park shaking their heads in disgust after watching the Senators waste a 10 run lead. *June 12, 1938 – In the rubber match of a three game series …
Jul 20
Fan Favorite Chad Cordero to throw out first pitch
In honor of Chad Cordero throwing out the first pitch before this evening’s game between the Atlanta Braves and division leading Washington Nationals I thought I would post a couple stories from our archives and one from Marty Niland who posted a wonderful story about The Chief at MASN’s Nats Buzz.. Chad Cordero Memories by …
Jul 11
Bad Teddy
The Nats are doing well but poor Teddy remains the lovable loser. Why would the Nationals mock one of our best Presidents? You would think that they would have picked someone else, and there are others, Buchanan comes to mind. How about Millard Fillmore and of course there is Nixon but TR? What goes? After …
Jul 07
Senators’ Carl Bouldin was two sport standout
Carl Bouldin, who pitched for the Washington Senators in the early 1960s, is one of the nearly 900 retired baseball players who don’t receive pensions from Major League Baseball. While his career in The Show wasn’t especially memorable, what a lot of fans may not know is that he was also a member of the …
Jul 07
1937 All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium
July 7, 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first President to attend an All-Star game as he is invited to throw out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The President and the rest of the sellout crowd of 31,391 at the 5th Annual All-Star game had to deal with a very …
Jul 01
This Day in D.C Baseball History – Big Train’s No-Hitter
Earlier this year, Mark Hornbaker wrote a great post summarizing Walter Johnson‘s no hitter against the Boston Red Sox 92 years ago today at Fenway Park — The Big Train actually had a near perfect game through six innings. Nor surprisingly, the ball that was used to record the final out is on display at the …
Jun 27
Gonzales and Strasburg are both having historic season
When it all said and done I believe the 2012 Washington Nationals may have a season that will be written about for decades. The team itself has done well to stay on top of their division. The team seems to keep an even keel in the first 72 games this season. Every time the team …
Jun 25
Excelsior Base Ball Club of Arundel
We live in a world where words like “cloud computing” and nanotechnology are part of everyday language. Where your neighbor might as well live in Singapore and communication is often in the form of a 140 word or less text message.[1] The very interconnectivity of modern life is also causing some to feel a certain …
