Another 6 birthdays to note on this January 6th, including a Hall Of Famer and another of our “Fab Fourteen”, a player who has the dubious distinction of having played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators during the course of his career… Senators Birthdays Thomas Jerome Ferrick B Jan. 6, 1915 …
Jan 06
This Day in Twins/Senators History – January 6, 1967
Joseph Haynes, who had been an all-star American League pitcher, brother-in-law of Twins owner Calvin Griffith and Twins vice-president passed away of a heart attack after shoveling snow at his Hopkins, Minnesota home at the age of 49. Haynes had a 14 year big league career as a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators (1939-1940, …
Jan 05
This Date in Washington Senators History
January 5 Senators Birthdays Earl Jesse Battey B Jan. 5, 1935 D Nov. 15, 2003 Catcher Earl Battey was signed by the Chicago White Sox prior to the 1953 season. He’d make his major league debut in September of 1955. Battey would rehite Sox roster through 1959. Sparingly used, his most active season with Chicago …
Jan 04
Will Prince Fielder sign with Nats?
If you are a Washington Nationals fan you are most likely aware that the Nats are right in the middle of the Prince Fielder sweepstakes. Yesterday Bill Ladson, the Nats mlb.com writer, reported that according to a baseball source, Nats ownership recently visited with Fielder’s agent, Scott Boras, in the nation’s capital. According to Ladson’s …
Jan 04
Filling out our Roster during the off-season
Like any a good baseball team the winter months is a time to add new players to the squad and to let some existing players go. Here at D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today we are just trying to put together a roster of writers together so our readers have plenty of stories about Washington D.C. …
Jan 03
This Date in Washington Senators History
January 3 Just one birthday to report this January 3rd, that of long-time Senators pitcher and later Senators pitching coach Sid Hudson. Senators Birthdays Sidney Charles Hudson B Jan. 3, 1915 D Oct. 10, 2008 Sid Hudson would arrive with the Senators in a big way in mid-April of 1940. His rookie season would see …
Jan 02
This Date in Washington Senators History
January 2 Senators Birthdays We’re 2 for 2 today with 2 birthdays to report on January 2nd… Merlin Henry Kopp B Jan. 2, 1892 D May 6, 1960 Merlin Kopp would join the Senators in late July of 1915, being purchased from St. Thomas of the Canadian League. An outfielder, Kopp would only make it …
Jan 01
This Date in Washington Senators History
January 1 We ring in the New Year by welcoming another 3 players to the Senators All-Time roster, including 2 Single Season Senators and one who was most likely the beneficiary of some family ties… Senators Birthdays Joseph Samuel Martin B Jan. 1, 1876 D May 25, 1964 Joe Martin would debut in late April …
Dec 31
This Date in Washington Senators History
Senators Birthdays As we prepare to “ring out the old year and ring in the new” on this New Year’s Eve, we have just 1 birthday to report. Once again, it’s a long time major leaguer who spent a very short stint in a Senators uniform… Thomas Joseph Byrne B Dec. 31, 1919 D Dec. …
Dec 30
This Date in Washington Senators History
December 30 1960 The expansion Senators choose Pompano Beach, Florida to be their spring training site. Senators Birthdays Thomas Francis Connolly B Dec. 30, 1892 D May 14, 1966 Single Season Senator Tom Connolly would play in 50 games in a Washington uniform in 1915. Splitting his playing time between 3rd base and the outfield, …
