Sep 20
By Jeff Stuart and Phil Hochberg Every club has hopes on opening day of the baseball season. It is a similar kind of hope and sense of renewal that takes place when a highly regarded young prospect makes his major league debut. But you never know. The play’s the thing. On April 28, 2011, Bryce …
Jun 06
Having read Mark’s article on the historic first night game ever played in Washington we thought it might be interesting to post the account of the first Sunday game to be played in Washington. The first professional baseball games to be played in the area took place in Alexandria in 1885. On 14 May 1918, …
May 15
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 …
Apr 14
Senators scout Joe Engel had on eye on a shortstop at Georgia Tech throughout the spring. So did the Indians and Braves, but Engel was the one who got the collegian’s signature on a contract. Bobby Reeves was a terrific all-around athlete from Chattanooga. At Georgia Tech he starred on the football and baseball, and …
Apr 11
Saturday 5 June 1897. Louis Francis Sockalexis plays his first game in the Nation’s Capitol. Born 24 October 1871 in Maine. Sockalexis attended Holy Cross, then signed with the Cleveland League franchise and made his debut with them. Sockalexis has been a wonder for the Spiders, his only weakness is ground balls and he is …
May 24
The following segment describes the various leagues and teams that comprised the Steel Leagues, followed by a brief review of the players in the Great War and a summation of the Steel Leagues from the period. This commentary gives an interesting insight into the Steel Leagues, “Down at Wilmington, Delaware, baseball is all the rage, …
Nov 11
2012 has certainly been an exciting year for Washington baseball fans and players – it has been a long time coming! All of Washington should be very excited by the play of The Nationals this year. While the outcome of the St. Louis Cardinals divisional series is not what Washington baseball fans wanted, the fact …
This area is for the D.C. Baseball History lover. You will find links to some of the best books and videos of D.C. Baseball History. Click on the title of the books for information. Books A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators by Stephen J. Walker Baseball At RFK Stadium by James R. Hartley …
