Robert F. Kennedy Stadium,D.C. Stadium,Washington,DC,US Ball Park First Game Date – 04/09/1962 (1) Starting Pitchers – vs. Tigers: 04/09/1962 Final Score 4-1 (WS2) Attendance – 44,383 Starting Pitchers Bennie Daniels (WS2); Don Mossi (DET) First Batter – Jake Wood (DET) Result – Singled to LF First Hits – Jake Wood (DET),Singled to LF (1st) First…
On July 19, 1982, the first Cracker Jack Old-Timer’s Classic is played in front of 29,000 enthusiastic fans at Washington’s RFK Stadium, the American League beats the NL in the first-ever Old-timer’s All-Star Classic, 7-2. Warren Spahn gives up a leadoff homer, over the shortened left-field fence, to 75 year-old Luke Appling, a Hall of…
On April 5, 1971, the Washington Senators play the final home opener in team history. Dick Bosman beats the Oakland A’s, 8-0, before a crowd of 45,000 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. After the season, owner Bob Short will move the Senators to Texas, where they will play under the name “Rangers.”
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