1897 saw an increase in rowydism. None suffered more than the umpires. While the 1897 Mercer Ladies day riot has gotten some press there was one incident in Cincinnati that gets little mention. Cincinnati, Aug. 4. On account of threatening weather only two thousand persons witnessed today’s double header. In the first game Billy Rhines …
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Apr 29
The District’s First Professional Baseball Game
RM Larner, the distinguished sports writers takes pen in hand to reminisce about the first professional base ball game played in Washington, 5 July 1866. The first time the people of Washington were called upon to pay an admission fee to witness a game of baseball in this city was in the summer of 1866. …
Apr 24
Healthy Zimmerman makes a big difference for Nats
One big difference between the Nationals and New York Mets that allowed the Nats to sweep the weekend series with their National League East rivals was overall team health. Several key members of the Mets’ lineup were out with injuries all weekend, while the Nats’ starting lineup was intact by Sunday. One member of the …
Mar 11
D.C. Baseball Single-Season Hitting Records
Statistics by Mark Hornbaker / dcbaseballhistory.com Updated on March 11, 2017 Top 10 Single Seasons – Home Runs Rank Name HR Year name League 1 Frank Howard 48 1969 Senators American 2 Alfonso Soriano 46 2006 Nationals National 3 Frank Howard 44 1968 Senators American 4 Frank Howard …
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 22
D.C. Baseball All-Time Hitting Records – Updated
D.C. Baseball All-Time Hitting Records Updated on 1/22/2017 by Mark Hornbaker Top 25 Top 25 Rank Number of years played in Washington Years Rank Number of games played for Washington Games Rank Number of At Bats AB 1 Walter …
Jan 16
Batboy Missed But Not Forgotten
I received this story from Jim Ryan and I wanted to share it with you. John Kurtz was actually the regular batboy/ballboy along with Bill Turner and me. Bob Farmer took John’s place on the night that Sid Sussman, reporter for the Evening Star came to Griffith Stadium, took photos and wrote the article on …
Nov 07
Jim Ryan’s Baseball Pictures – The Bat Boys
Jim Ryan was a bat boy for the Washington Senators in 1957and 1958. He was kind enough to share some of his picture collection.
Nov 05
Jim Ryan’s Baseball Pictures -Part two
Jim Ryan was a bat boy for the Washington Senators in 1957and 1958. He was kind enough to share some of his picture collection.
Nov 02
Jim Ryan’s Baseball Pictures
Jim Ryan was a bat boy for the Washington Senators in 1957and 1958. He was kind enough to share some of his picture collection.
