Sep 02
September 2 1928 – P Firpo Marberry gets the win and drives in both of Washington’s runs in a 2-0 home shutout of the Yankees. The loss shrinks New York’s lead over the A’s to 1.5 games. 1929 – The Senators divide a pair at Fenway. The two Joes do the BoSox in during the …
Aug 09
August 9 1921 – In the longest game in the majors this season, the Browns hang a loss on the Senators, 8-6 in 19 innings at Griffith. Brown starter Dixie Davis yields 13 hits over the first 11 frames, but allows no Washington safeties over the last 9 innings. George Sisler is 6-for-9 and the …
Aug 03
August 3 1906 – In a duel of Tom’s, the National’s Tom Hughes and the Brown’s Tom Glade, the Nats defeat the Browns, 1-0, in 10 innings. Hughes homers in the top of the 10th for the only score of the game. In the process, Hughes becomes the first pitcher ever to win his own …
Aug 02
It was 115 years ago — August 2, 1907 — The Senatorspitcher Walter Johnson made his big-league debut in D.C., kicking off a thirty-year baseball career and leaving a lasting imprint on the game. The Washington Senators, with a record of 28-59-2 ties, started the rookie Johnson against the Detroit Tigers, then 29 games ahead …
Jul 01
Washington’s Walter Johnson almost pitched perfect game during his July 1, 1920 no-hit game against the Boston Red Sox. I was amazed to find out that the Big Train missed pitching a perfect game by one error. The Big Train pitched a perfect game through six innings. In the bottom of the seventh inning Boston’s …
Jun 11
It was always a special time in D.C. when Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees came to town to play the Washington Senators. The fans in the Nation’s Capital came out in droves to Griffith Stadium in hopes to witness one of Ruth’s mammoth home runs. One of those mammoth home runs took place …
Nov 15
November 15 Senator Managers Joe Cronin, 1933-1934 Record as Senator Manager: 165-139, .543 Teams Managed 1933: 99-53 .651 1st AL Pennant 1934: 66-86 .434 7th Owner Clark Griffith felt his club was on the cusp of the pennant and needed the right man to push his team over the top. There wasn’t really any doubt …
Nov 14
November 14 Senator Managers Walter Johnson, 1929-1932 Record as Senator Manager: 350-264, .570 Pct. Teams managed 1929: 71-81 .467 5th 1930: 94-60 .610 2nd 1931: 92-62 .597 3rd 1932: 93-61 .604 3rd To blunt a possible public relations fallout for the dismissal of the popular Bucky Harris, Clark Griffith choose a man who was more …
Apr 22
As most of you know by now Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox tossed a perfect game yesterday. Humber’s perfect game was the 21st perfect game in Major League history. This morning I wanted to see how close Washington’s Walter Johnson came to pitching a perfect game during his July 1, 1920 no-hit game …
Aug 18
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Day Discrepancies Game Played on Monday, August 18, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium DET A 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 8 1 WAS A 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 …
