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 …
May 08
Remembering 1924 – Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2
Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 2 The Boston Red Sox take the four game series three games to one over the Washington Senators. The Senators’ ace Walter Johnson gave up four earn runs on six base hits in nine innings as his record fell to 4-2. The Red Sox starter Howard Ehmke gave up …
May 07
Remembering 1924 – Senators 5 Red Sox 4
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 4 Game Played on Wednesday, May 7, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park WAS A 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 – 5 13 0 BOS A 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 4 9 1 BATTING Washington Senators …
May 06
Remembering 1924 – Red Sox 14 Senators 4
Boston Red Sox 14, Washington Senators 4 Game Played on Tuesday, May 6, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park WAS A 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 – 4 9 1 BOS A 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 x – 14 15 1 BATTING Washington Senators AB R H RBI …
May 05
Remembering 1924 – Red Sox 8 Senators 3
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 3 Game Played on Monday, May 5, 1924 (D) at Fenway Park WAS A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 – 3 10 4 BOS A 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 x – 8 13 1 BATTING Washington Senators AB R H RBI …
May 04
Remembering 1924 – Senators 3 Athletics 2
Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 Walter Johnson improves his record to 4-1 as the Senators hold off the the Athletics for the 3-2 victory. Game Played on Sunday, May 4, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 5 0 WAS A 2 1 …
May 03
The District’s First World Series Game
The first World Series game to be played in the District took place in 1887. Frederick Stearns, President of the National Champion Detroit franchise challenged the American Association St, Louis Club to a post season World Series. The series would be played not only in the home series but on the road in other League …
May 03
Remembering 1924 – Yankees 5 Senators 4
New York Yankees 5, Washington Senators 4 Day Game Played on Saturday, May 3, 1924 (D) at Yankee Stadium I WAS A 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 – 4 8 1 NY A 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 x – 5 12 1 BATTING Washington Senators AB R …
May 02
Umpire Leaves game under police protection.
Thursday 2 September 1897 Pittsburgh 6 Washington 5 The concluding game of the series between the Pittsburgh’s and Washington’s at National Park was brought to a sensational finish in the eighth inning when Umpire Kick Kelly called the game with two out, two runs in, a man on third and one run necessary to tie …
May 02
Remembering 1924 – Senators 6 Yankees 4
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 4 Joe Judge and Sam Rice lead the Senators over the Yankees 6 to 4. The Senators improve their record to 7-8-1 Game Played on Friday, May 2, 1924 (D) at Yankee Stadium I WAS A 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 – 6 10 3 …
