Jun 09
By Jeff Stuart With a torrential rain storm raging outside on Tuesday evening, July 22 the All-Stars remained dry and shot the breeze in the clubhouses. A photographer took the opportunity to snap a picture of Reggie Jackson of Oakland and Frank Howard of the Senators. Jackson had 37 home runs at mid season. Hoeard …
Jun 05
1960 WASHINGTON SENATORS Front Row: Throneberry Consolo, Clary, Coach Mele, Coach McCullough, Manager Lavagetti, Coach Swift, Allison, Kralick, Hernandez, Lee.Middle Row: Trainer Lentz, Killebrew, Dobbeck, Fischer, Gardnr, Whisenant, Battey, Green, Valo, Stobbs, LemonBack Row: Ramos, Pascual, Becquer, Moore, Bertoia, Naragon, Clevenger, Valdivielso, Woodeshick.Seated in front, Batboy Baxter, and Ballboys Frazier, McWhorter, and Hubscher.
Jun 03
By Jeff Stuart June 2006 “Walking man, walking man walks Well, any other man stops and talks But the walking man walks” On my 10th birthday in the summer of 1955 my Dad took me to Griffith Stadium in Washington to watch the Senators play a Sunday doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. It was …
May 26
RAMOS AND PASCUAL -PITCHING PARTNERS By Jeff Stuart I once owned a 1959 Topps Baseball Card #291 labeled, “Pitching Partners-Pedro Ramos-Camilo Pascual.” Somewhere along the way, I lost it. Even though it is only worth about $3.50 today, I would readily pay that for it. Certainly, it is worth more than that to an old …
Feb 01
8th Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting Remembering the 15th Anniversary of the 2005 Washington Nationals Celebrating The 2019 MLB World Series Champions Local Player makes debut in 2006 Hosted by Mark Hornbaker Our emcees are Ed “Scoreboard Boy” Baruch & Bill “Batboy” Turner Save the Date – Saturday, February 8, 2020 *Time of Meeting – …
Oct 15
The wait is over. The drought is done. The ghosts are vanquished. After 86 Octobers watching other teams play for titles… After dozens of last-place finishes and an expansion team that had only one winning mark… After watching greedy owners move away two franchises… After 33 seasons in baseball wasteland without a team… After seven …
Sep 30
I have come around on Davey Martinez as manager of the Nationals. I’ll be the first to admit I was not a fan of Dusty Baker’s dismissal after back-to-back division titles with 95- and 97-win seasons, let alone Martinez’ hiring to replace Baker. Yet Martinez won me over this season, somewhere between the questions of …
May 28
By Pam J Henderson Joe Black was a right handed pitcher who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Red legs and The Washington Senators. Joe also played on the Baltimore Elite Giants when the team won two Negro League championships. Joe was the first African American Pitcher to win a World Series game in 1952 …
May 26
By Pam J Henderson Jake Early Sporting News October 30, 1941. Jake was a catcher when his career begins in 1936 with Minor League Jacksonville Tars of the SAL League. In 1938 he moves up to Charlotte hornets of the Piedmont League. Jake made his major league debut with the Washington Senators in 1939. He …
May 14
These are, indeed, tough times to be a Nationals fan. After completing a 3-7 road trip by getting shut out twice in four games and nearly no hit in Los Angeles, the Nats have the second-worst record in the National League. The team is losing games even when Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg turn in …
