The District’s First Professional Baseball Game

RM Larner, the distinguished sports writers takes pen in hand to reminisce about the first professional base ball game played in Washington, 5 July 1866. The first time the people of Washington were called upon to pay an admission fee to witness a game of baseball in this city was in the summer of 1866. …

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The Great Fan Boycott

Washington has its fair share of bad owners, but the butcher boys from Philly were in a class by themselves. In August 1893 the Wagner’s announce that their will transfer their home games to several cities including Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia. The transfer of games to Philadelphia was done without proper League approval and has …

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Remembering 1924 – Red Sox 15 Senators 6

Boston Red Sox 15, Washington Senators 6 Game Played on Tuesday, April 29, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium BOS A 3 2 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 – 15 13 0 WAS A 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 – 6 10 2 BATTING Boston Red Sox AB   R   H …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 2 Red Sox 2

Washington Senators 2, Boston Red Sox 2 Game Played on Monday, April 28, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 – 2 6 1 WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 – 2 6 0 BATTING Boston Red Sox AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 9 Red Sox 6

Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 6 Game Played on Sunday, April 27, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium BOS A 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 – 6 11 3 WAS A 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 x – 9 12 3 BATTING Boston Red Sox AB   R   H …

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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 2 Senators 0

Philadelphia Athletics 2, Washington Senators 0 The Athletic’s pitcher Rommel shutouts Senators. Game Played on Saturday, April 26, 1924 (D) at Shibe Park WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 5 0 PHI A 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x – 2 6 0 BATTING Washington …

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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 6 Senators 5

Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5 The Senators commit five more errors in 6-5 loss to the Athletics. Game Played on Friday, April 25, 1924 (D) at Shibe Park WAS A 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 – 5 11 5 PHI A 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 x …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 4 Athletics 3

Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 The Senators snap their three game losing streak as pitcher John Martina goes the distance for the Senators. Game Played on Thursday, April 24, 1924 (D) at Shibe Park WAS A 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 – 4 8 1 PHI A 0 0 0 …

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Healthy Zimmerman makes a big difference for Nats

One big difference between the Nationals and New York Mets that allowed the Nats to sweep the weekend series with their National League East rivals was overall team health. Several key members of the Mets’ lineup were out with injuries all weekend, while the Nats’ starting lineup was intact by Sunday. One member of the …

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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 6 Senators 4

Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 4 The Washington Senators can not overcome errors. The team’s losing streak reaches three. Game Played on Wednesday, April 23, 1924 (D) at Shibe Park WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 – 4 9 3 PHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 …

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