August 7, 1915 – Sam “Man O’ War” Rice makes his major league debut as a relief pitcher at the age of 25. Rice is put in the game after the Chicago White Sox took an early lead against the Senators. The Senators were not able to come back and give Rice the win in …
Aug 02
DC Baseball History — Appreciation for Ed Stroud
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 …
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 …
Aug 01
The “Sad Sack” Senator
Harry Sterling Wolverton arrived in Washington on October 1901, along with Ed Delehanty, John Townsend and Al Orth. All had been pirated from the Philadelphia Phillies. Delehanty was the big catch. He was the premier heavy hitter in baseball. His line drives were feared by League third baseman and were coined Del’s bunts. There was …
Jul 22
The Art of Pitching by Al Orth
Al Orth wrote this article in the spring of 1902 just after jumping from the Phillies to Washington. Orth was 29 years old in 1902 and a veteran of 7 years in the majors. In 1902 he was 19-18 with an ERA of 3.97. In his 15 years in the majors he won 104 games. …
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 19
Good Ol’ Days: Fans Get Behind Nats in Turn-Back, Comeback Win
Remember when most of the noise at a baseball game came from the fans, themselves, and not from loud music or recorded sound cues, or in response to from flashing scoreboard signs imploring everyone to “get loud?” Remember when the fans knew on their own when to clap in rhythm to urge the pitcher to …
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 08
“Bam-Bam” Makes the Cut: Harper Heading to All-Star Game
Keeping tabs on Bryce Harper‘s All-Star bid this season has been just like watching him play. Even when he struggles, the guy known to teammates as “Bam-Bam” keeps trying, keeps pushing and remains aggressive, diving after balls, stealing bases and sliding in head first. In the end, his tenacity and aggressiveness paid off, and he …
