I am so honored and grateful that Mr. Dick Heller has offered to share his wonderful stories with D.C. Baseball History.com The senior sportswriter in Washington, D.C., Dick Heller is a best known as a columnist and editor for The Washington Star and The Washington Times. His columns on current sports topics and “The Way It …
Feb 17
A Collector’s Big Score: The World of Sports Memorabilia
As someone who enjoys collecting sports memorabilia I am personally looking forward in attending this event.. Personally I think this evening will be very educational. I’m really interested in hearing what Frank Ceresi and Hank Thomas have to say about the world of sport memorabilia. Frank, told me that people are encouraged to bring in …
Feb 14
Dunlap and Espinosa, Partners in Pain
The reports that Danny Espinosa will play ball in 2013 with a torn rotator cuff along with the reports out of Miami dampened some of the enthusiasm in our household for the upcoming season. Our cat remains unconcerned, displaying her feline indifference to everything but a plate of food and a clean liter box. Our …
Feb 11
Expectations
The three baseball periodicals we recently purchased from Barnes & Noble have the Nationals on top of the National League East but in the World Series. For those with memories of the vaudeville tag-line, First in War, First in Peace and last in the American League,” these are great times But the question we all …
Feb 06
A game, a trial, a chase, a fight and racism
This is the account of the off field actions of the second Sunday baseball game played in the Washington Metro area. While most of the racist content has been edited out some may find this offensive. Luther E Burket, the secretary of the Washington Ball Club, had been arrested, charged with violating the law in …
Feb 05
D.C. Baseball History Winter Meeting – Update
D.C. Baseball History Winter Meeting There are a limited number seats left for this event. If you are planning on attending the meeting and you have not reserved a seat you will want to RSVP by contacting Mark Hornbaker at mhornbaker@comcast.net. Below are the details plus the agenda for the meeting. Date and Time: Saturday, Feb …
Feb 03
Chuck Hinton’s funeral is open to the public
Chuck Hinton‘s funeral is open to the public and will be on Tuesday, February 12th – Viewing is at 9:30 AM, Tributes & Remarks at 10:30 AM and the Service is at 11 AM – at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, 3600 Brightseat Rd., Landover, MD 20785. Arrangements handled by W.H. Bacon funeral home in …
Jan 31
Farewell to two old friends: Brian Schneider and Nick Johnson
Two members of the team that brought baseball back to Washington have hung up their spikes. Nick Johnson is calling it a career after 10 seasons, and Brian Schneider is retiring after 13 years in the big leagues. You may never see their names in the Ring of Stars at Nationals Park, but they are …
Jan 30
Ted’s Tale
Ted Sullivan was a true renaissance man and a friend of the District. In 1890 he was the manager of the minor league Washington franchise that had no talent and no cash to acquire it. In desperation Walter Hewitt, the youthful and beleaguered proprietor of the franchise announced he would play baseball on Sunday. Oddly …
Jan 29
Chuck Hinton (1934-2013): An Appreciation
Chuck Hinton was indeed, one in a million. I first met Chuck in the mid-1990s while I was writing my book on the expansion Senators. I asked him if he would allow me to interview him for the book. I was surprised and thrilled when he said, “yes.” This was one of my first “up-close …
