St. Louis Browns 6, Washington Senators 3 Day Game Played on Sunday, May 18, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium STL A 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 – 6 6 1 WAS A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 – 3 6 4 BATTING St. Louis Browns AB R …
May 17
Remembering 1924 – Senators 6, Indians 4
Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 4 Game Played on Saturday, May 17, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium CLE A 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 – 4 13 3 WAS A 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 x – 6 11 1 BATTING Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI …
May 16
Remembering 1924
NO GAME FOR THE SENATORS ON MAY 16, 1924. AL Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 23 14 9 0 .609 – 114 108 St. Louis Browns 24 14 10 0 .583 0.5 129 113 Boston Red Sox 23 12 10 1 .545 1.5 142 91 Detroit …
May 15
Could the Nats have the bullpen answer on their roster?
Sunday was another torturous day for Nationals fans as they watched the team’s erratic late-inning relief corps blow leads in both ends of a split doubleheader, wasting fine performances from starters Gio Gonzalez and Max Scherzer. Only Michael A. Taylor’s eighth-inning homer—a shot that glanced off the left-field foul pole—and Matt Albers’ second appearance of …
May 15
Remembering 1924 – Indians 6, Senators 4
Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 4 The Senators’ 13 base hits isn’t enough as the Indians’ outscore the Senators 6-4. The Senators starter Joe Martina goes the distance and gets his third loss of the season. Game Played on Thursday, May 15, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium CLE A 0 0 0 0 1 0 …
May 14
Remembering 1924 – Indians 5, Senators 2
Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2 The Cleveland Indians score four runs off of Senators’ starter Walter Johnson in four innings. The tribe go on to win by the score of 5-2. The Senators stand in 7th place with a 11-13 record. Game Played on Wednesday, May 14, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium CLE A …
May 13
Remembering 1924 – Senators 6, Tigers 3
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 3 George Mogridge complete game victory lead the Senators over the Tigers. The victory improves the Senators record to 11-12. Game Played on Tuesday, May 13, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 – 3 8 2 WAS A 0 0 …
May 11
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
The great jazz song titled “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Mills.The great composer Duke Ellington may not have found his swing if not for his first job at Griffith Stadium. The young Duke Ellington was more of a …
May 10
Remembering 1924 – Senators 3, Tigers 2
Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 2 The Senators’ Joe Judge knocks in two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Senators a 3-2 lead over the Tigers. Joe Martina pitches the complete game en-route to his third win of the season. Game Played on Saturday, May 10, 1924 (D) at Griffith …
May 08
A Nats fan’s response to a youngster in search of a team
You may have heard the story of Pete Van Vleet of Ashland, Virginia, who wrote to every major league team, asking each to make a case for his newborn son, Jack, to be their fan. The 42-year-old Richmond native, a former colleague at The Associated Press, did not have a home team to root for …
