Jul 01
Earlier this year, Mark Hornbaker wrote a great post summarizing Walter Johnson‘s no hitter against the Boston Red Sox 92 years ago today at Fenway Park — The Big Train actually had a near perfect game through six innings. Nor surprisingly, the ball that was used to record the final out is on display at the …
Jun 20
They were the Glory of Their Times[1] Saturday, 16 June while the Yankees battled the Nationals, Mark Hornbaker, Martin Niland, Karen and I from DC Baseball History at the request of Bill Blewett, One-Eyed Horse Productions,[2] took a step back in time to watch the filming of their new motion picture, “Day of the Gun.” …
Feb 22
Last year I was invited by Pete Kerzel at MASN to be part of MASNsports.com’s season-long initiative to welcome guest bloggers. Here are few of my favorites. I hope you like them please keep in mind these stories were written last summer. Mark Hornbaker: You never know what will happen at a game By Mark …
Feb 13
Nine New Pages Added by Mark Hornbaker This morning I added nine new pages to the site. Each page will have data about each of the Washington professional baseball franchises. The information used in these new pages are provided from our friends at retrosheet.org. D.C. Baseball Records – Click on team name for more information. …
Feb 06
Chad Cordero Memories by Stephen Walker Few Washington Nationals fans will forget the wonders of June 2005 when the infant Nationals, in their inaugural season since baseball inexplicably allowed the national pastime to depart the nation’s capital, rocketed to first place in the National League East with a 47-31 record. The Nationals completed their dream …
D.C. Baseball Yesterday and Today This blog covers the players and teams that make up Washington’s baseball past and present. About Mark Hornbaker Founder, Editor and Writer Mark Hornbaker grew up in Darnestown, MD where he was an avid Washington Senators fan. He currently resides in Poolesville, MD with his wife Linda. Since April 2007, …
Statistics by Mark Hornbaker / dcbaseballhistory.com Updated on March 11, 2017 Top 10 Single Seasons – Home Runs Rank Name HR Year name League 1 Frank Howard 48 1969 Senators American 2 Alfonso Soriano 46 2006 Nationals National 3 Frank Howard 44 1968 Senators American 4 Frank Howard 44 1970 …
D.C. Baseball All-Time Hitting Records Updated on 3/7/2020 by Mark Hornbaker Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 # of games G # of At Bats AB # of Hits Hits 1 Sam Rice 2307 1 Sam Rice 8,934 1 Sam Rice 2,889 2 Joe Judge 2084 2 Joe Judge 7,663 2 Joe Judge 2,291 3 …
Jul 07
July 7, 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first President to attend an All-Star game as he is invited to throw out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The President and the rest of the sellout crowd of 31,391 at the 5th Annual All-Star game had to deal with a very …
May 27
On May 27, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sets aside four hours to attend a special baseball “Mickey Vernon-Red Cross Day” game that afternoon at Griffith Stadium. What made this game a special game for the 34th President of the United States of America, was that he was there to present his favorite ball player …
