Standings At Close of Play of April 14, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 10 6 4 0 .600 – 41 55 Atlanta Braves 9 5 4 0 .556 0.5 34 39 Florida Marlins 9 5 4 0 .556 0.5 44 15 New York Mets 9 …
Apr 14
Flashing back to happier times after a lost weekend
The Academy Award-winning film “The Lost Weekend” details an alcoholic’s troubles in giving up his bad habits during an especially rough weekend. Sound familiar, Nationals fans? There will be plenty of time to reflect on the Nats’ lost weekend in Atlanta. The injuries, the errors, the baserunning mistakes and all their other failures in their …
Apr 14
1926 Washington Senators (Part 5)
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
Sockalexis Comes to Washington
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 …
Apr 08
Washington Senators – 1926 (Part 4)
The Senators rode the momentum of Walter Johnson’s amazing opening day performance to win two of the next three from the Athletics. Washington won the second game of the season, 3-1, behind another well-pitched game, this one by Stan Coveleski, Washington’s other twenty-game winner in 1925. In fact, the only run allowed by Coveleski …
Apr 07
Rizzo’s moves take some sting out of Zimmerman injury
A collective sigh of relief swept through Nationals Park when Ryan Zimmerman stepped up to pinch hit Sunday in the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves. Although he struck out (a bit awkwardly at that) the appearance was a sign that whatever is bothering Zimmerman’s troublesome right shoulder is not enough of a concern to …
Apr 05
This Day in Washington Nationals History
Standings At Close of Play of April 5, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 0 0 1.000 – 8 4 Florida Marlins 1 1 0 0 1.000 – 9 0 Atlanta Braves 1 0 1 0 .000 1.0 0 9 Washington Nationals 1 0 …
Apr 04
This Day in Washington Nationals History
Standings At Close of Play of April 4, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 0 0 1.000 – 8 4 Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 – 0.5 0 0 Florida Marlins 0 0 0 0 – 0.5 0 0 Washington Nationals 1 0 …
Apr 03
This Day in Washington Nationals History
April 3, 2008 PHILADELPHIA The Washington Nationals’ pitcher Jesus Colome walked Jayson Werth to force in Rollins with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Phillies an 8-7 victory over the Nationals. The Nationals jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead over the Philles. The Phillies were down 6-1 in …
Apr 03
13 September 1897 The Ladies Day Riot
The District’s long association with baseball is unique. One event which has generated a lot of press is the Ladies Day Riot of 1897. The events that transpired that day, sadly enough, don’t support the legend. It wasn’t much of a riot, was not even ladies day and the team did not curtail the practice …
