Tag: Jim Hartley

Rookie Joe McClain Posts the Expansion Senators’ First Win

Having lost their first game to the White Sox on Opening Day, April 10, 1961, the expansion Senators were idle for two days due to inclement weather. By Friday evening, April 14, the rain moved on, and a 27-year-old rookie pitcher walked to the mound to start the opener of a three-game series against the …

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Talking D.C. Baseball History on the Outta the Parkway podcast.

I had a wonderful time talking to Ted Leavengood, Chip Greene, and Pete Cottrell last night. We talked about the upcoming 3rd Annual D.C. Baseball History Meeting. We also talked a little about the 1924 World Series plus Spring Training. During our discussion I mentioned the Mickey Vernon Museum, Art Audley (This Date in Washington …

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