Remembering 1924 – Yankees 6 Senators 3

New York Yankees 6, Washington Senators 3 The Senators star first baseman Joe Judge extends his hitting streak to seven games as Yanks even the series by winning game four. Game Played on Tuesday, April 22, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium NY A 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 6 14 …

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Remembering 1924 – Yankees 4 Senators 2

New York Yankees 4, Washington Senators 2 The Senators star first baseman Joe Judge extends his hitting streak to six games as Yanks take game three of the four game series. Game Played on Monday, April 21, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium NY A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 4 …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 12 Yankees 3

Washington Senators 12, New York Yankees 3 Day Discrepancies Game Played on Sunday, April 20, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium NY A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 – 3 10 2 WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 x – 12 17 1 BATTING New York Yankees AB   …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 7 Yankees 2

Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 2 Game Played on Saturday, April 19, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 2 9 3 WAS A 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 x – 7 12 1 BATTING New York Yankees AB   R   H …

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Roy Sievers was a true hero, but can today’s stars match him?

Somewhere last night, an exited kid of 10 or 11 proudly hung a Bryce Harper poster in their bedroom, and fell asleep to dream of the day when they, too, would hit a walk-off homer for the Nationals, sending the crowd into delirium. It’s not hard to find heroes on the Nats these days. The …

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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 4 Senators 3

Philadelphia Athletics 4, Washington Senators 3 Game Played on Thursday, April 17, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 – 4 7 0 WAS A 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 7 1 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics AB   R   H RBI      BB  …

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Remembering 1924 – Athletics 6 Senators 1

Philadelphia Athletics 6, Washington Senators 1 Game Played on Wednesday, April 16, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 – 6 10 0 WAS A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 5 2 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics AB R H RBI BB …

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Remembering 1924 – Senators 4 Athletics 0

Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Game Played on Tuesday, April 15, 1924 (D) at Griffith Stadium PHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  –   0  4  3 WAS A    0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  –   4  7  0 BATTING Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  …

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3 Keys to success for the Nationals in 2017

Washington sports fans are a demanding lot. We’re not satisfied with merely winning. We are disappointed if our teams don’t improve. We’re not entitled like New Yorkers, who expect to contend for a championship every year. But neither do we feel cursed, like Cubs fans before their team broke its 107-year record of futility last …

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D.C. Baseball Single-Season Hitting Records

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 …

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