Op-Ed – By Doug Gladstone Naples’ Don Leppert made the All-Star Game in 1963, when he was a member of the Washington Senators. Too bad he isn’t being treated like an All-Star now. Leppert, who resides on Sunrise Cay, was part of a generation of men who helped grow the game and usher in free …
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Apr 16
Recalling Washington’s struggles with baseball integration
It was great to be at the Nationals Park on Jackie Robinson Day. Even if the crowd was sparse in the cool, wet weather, it was heartwarming to see all the players wearing No. 42 in honor of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier. Reflecting on the legacy of Robinson and those who followed …
Apr 14
ROY SIEVERS, UNDERRATED AND UNDERVALUED, DESERVES TO BE HONORED
Roy Sievers baseball life is the stuff of Hollywood movies. St. Louis native Roy Sievers was literally born into a baseball life. Roy’s dad, Walter Sievers, had a successful tryout with the Detroit Tigers in 1916, and was offered a minor league contract. He wanted to be a pitcher, but with his lethal bat, the …
Feb 14
The Washington “Homestead” Grays Video Series
The Washington “Homestead” Grays The Game Comes Home documentary web series chronicling the History of Baseball in tale of baseball in the Nation’s Capitol. JBH Video present the Homestead Grays in Washington D.C. Written by William Meaux & Phil Wood, Narrated by Mark Redfield, Directed, Photographed & Edited by Jeff Herberger.
Jan 25
The 6th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting – Sold Out
6th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting Hosted by Mark Hornbaker I want to thank Mike Henry, John Yim. Ed Baruch, and Paul Fischetti for their generous donations. I also want to thank Barbara Doran and Gary Sarnoff for their help setting up the meeting. Saturday, February 24, 2018 Meeting:11:00 AM – 5:30 PM / …
Jan 22
Former Washington Senator Duckworth is among the 500 retirees w/o a MLB pension
A former Washington Senator who had a pronounced fear of flying is among the 500 retirees who don’t receive Major League Baseball (MLB) pensions. Seventy-eight-year-old James Raymond Duckworth, who was born in National City, California in May 1939, pitched for the Washington Senators from 1963 – 1966. In 1966, he also pitched for the …
Dec 16
Remembering Cecil Travis
On this day in 2006 Cecil Travis died in Riverdale, GA at the age of 93. Cecil Travis was a star baseball player for the Washington Senators in the 1930’s and early 1940′s. On May 16, 1933 the 19 year-old Travis made his debut for the Senators. The young man from Riverdale, GA wasted no …
Oct 29
Special Moment for Senators bat boy
Washington Senators bat boy, Billy Turner shaking hands with Roy Sievers after Sievers hits his first home run in 1958. I’m giving my Roy Sievers autograph bat to Bill “Billy” Turner. I think he liked it. I know I really enjoyed giving it …
Oct 28
Ed Baruch, the boy behind the scoreboard
During the 1956 Washington Senators season a young Ed Baruch was the scoreboard boy at Griffith stadium. In the video clip a older Ed Baruch explains how the 1956 photo of him inside of the scoreboard was actually staged.
Sep 29
Remembering 1924 – Senators clinch AL Pennant
Washington Senators 4, Boston Red Sox 2 Day Discrepancies Game Played on Monday, September 29, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park WAS A 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 4 13 1 BOS A 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 9 1 BATTING …
