I am very pleased to announce that retired major league pitcher Dave Baldwin has agreed to be our newest contributor at D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today. Here is little information about our newest contributor. Dave Baldwin grew up in Tucson, Arizona, thousands of miles from Washington D.C., yet his favorite pitcher was Walter Johnson. After …
Jun 01
Marty Niland on MASN: Losses to Marlins tough to swallow, but Nats have bigger fish to fry
For Nationals fans, the only thing uglier than that rotating home run display in Marlins Park is the result of the series just concluded there: a three-game sweep that soured what had been a fine National League East road trip. With at least one series now in hand against each NL East opponent, the Nats …
May 25
The Dummy Hoy Story
The Player Hoy was born in Houcktown, Ohio in 1862. He played his first professional season with Oshkosh in 1886 in the Northwestern League. He returned with Oshkosh and in 1887 batted a sparkling .367 in 115 games. A left handed batter who threw with his right hand, Hoy was listed at 5-06 and 160 …
May 24
Baseball and Crabs
I am pleased to announce that Blue Crab Trading Company is our new sponsor slash partner. A little bit about our new sponsor. Blue Crab Trading Company is founded on the basic principle of providing the freshest possible crabs at a reasonable price. In an age when many “Old Time Maryland Traditions” go by the …
May 23
Nats go for the sweep against Phillies
This evening the division leading Washington Nationals will go for their second consecutive sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Park. Last season the over achieving Nats went to Citizens Park to play the Phillies four games in three days. From September 20 to September 22 the Nats outscored the division leading Phillies 20 to …
May 22
The Bob Larner Story – One of the best known newspaper men in the District
Robert Martin “Bob” Larner 25 October 1877, the baseball season is nearly over and the Creightons[1] the so-called “Greens” take on the Georgetown College nine in a 8 to 4 win.[2] “For the victors Howard Wall and “Bob” Larner led the batting, and Tucker and McKenna accepted every chance which offered to throw a man …
May 21
‘Pretty Good’ Isn’t Good Enough as Nats Hit The Road in NL East
The Nationals’ greatness was tested once again last weekend against the Baltimore Orioles, and once again they came up just short. But several more positive signs emerged during the 2-1 series loss, and now the team will hit the road for a key stretch of National League East games that will determine exactly where they …
May 18
This Day in D.C. Baseball History – Howard sets a new Major League Record
May 18, 1968 Frank “”Hondo”” Howard blasts two home runs at Tiger Stadium to extend his streak to six consecutive games with a home run. The two home runs Howard hit off of the Tigers were his 9th and 10th home runs of the streak During a six game stretch from May 12, 1968 to …
May 17
What’s in a name?
Baseball in the District, if you ask many fans it would begin and end with Walter Johnson, prior of course to the arrival of Harper and Strasburg. Oh they might throw in a couple of “No-Win’s” and “Tail-Enders” but Johnson, Harper and Strasburg are the focal points. Sad in a way because the District has …
May 17
American League players drawn by Vic Johnson – Vic Wertz
From the Mickey Vernon Museum, American League Baseball players drawn by Vic Johnson. This caricature of Vic Wertz is just one of a series of 19 caricatures of American League baseball players drawn by Vic Johnson during 1957. This caricature of Vic Wertz and the the other 18, is taken from a composite collection of those illustrations …
