Mel Ott World Series At Bats vs Lefty Gomez
On March 2, 1909, future Hall of Famer, Mel Ott is born in Gretna, Louisiana. Known as “Master...
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On March 2, 1909, future Hall of Famer, Mel Ott is born in Gretna, Louisiana. Known as “Master...
Read MoreMajor League Baseball Season Recap 1924 World Series – Washington Senators AL over New York Giants NL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy...
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In his native Venezuela, Wilson Ramos is kidnapped at gunpoint from his Santa Ines home. The 24 year-old Nationals’ catcher, after being held captive for two days, will be rescued unscathed after the exchange of heavy gunfire by the police results in the arrest of his five alleged abductors.
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On November 14, 2006, the Washington Nationals name Manny Acta their new manager. Acta is the...
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On April 4, 1999, Hall of Famer Early Wynn dies at the age of 79 from complications caused by a...
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On April 9, 1995, former major leaguer Bob Allison dies at the age of 60. The 1959 American League...
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On May 20, 1991, two-time American League batting champion Pete Runnels dies at the age of 63. The...
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On May 24, 1984, at Anaheim Stadium the Detroit Tigers win their major league record 17th...
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1975 – Billy Herman, Earl Averill and Bucky Harris are selected for the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Herman was a ten-time All-Star second baseman who batted .304 in 15 seasons and played in four World Series. Averill batted .299 or better in nine of his first ten seasons and finished as a .318 career hitter. Harris managed the Washington Senators to two pennants in his first two seasons as a player-manager and was a career .274 hitter.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 6, 1974 | Death, World Series | 0 |
On November 6, 1974, the contents of a letter written by the late Sam Rice to the Hall of Fame are...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 20, 1971 | Franchise News | 0 |
On September 20, 1971, the American League approves the transfer of the Washington Senators to...
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On June 16, 1971, the Oakland A’s hit five solo home runs in a 5-1 victory over the Washington...
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On May 17, 1971, Tom McCraw of the Washington Senators hits one of the shortest home runs in...
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On May 8, 1971, the Oakland A’s trade first baseman Don Mincher, catcher Frank Fernandez, and...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 5, 1971 | Franchise News, Lasts | 0 |
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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On November 3, 1970 — The Philadelphia Phillies trade outfielder Curt Flood to the...
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On October 9, 1970, the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators engineer a blockbuster trade...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 20, 1970 | Milestones | 0 |
On June 20, 1970, future Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles collects the...
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Washington’s D.C. Stadium is officially renamed Robert F. Kennedy Stadium during a memorial service at the ballpark for the slain U.S. senator. In attendance for the ceremony are former NFLer Roosevelt Grier and Olympian Rafer Johnson, both who helped to apprehend RFK’s assassin, Sirhan B. Sirhan, at the Ambassador Hotel.
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Different uniforms, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. May 6, 1969 – Oakland Coliseum.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 7, 1969 | Manager | 0 |
On April 7, 1969, Ted Williams makes his managerial debut for the Washington Senators. Williams loses his first game to the New York Yankees, 8-4, on Opening Day at RFK Stadium. Williams will manage the Senators for three seasons, before moving with the team to Texas in 1972.
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Hall of Famer Ted Williams makes a return to baseball by signing a five-year contract to manage the Washington Senator
Read More1969 – The last-place Washington Senators name former Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams as their new manager. Williams signs a five-year contract worth a reported salary of $75,000 per season. Under his leadership, the Senators will finish with a record of 86-76, the best mark in the franchise’s history in Washington.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jan 18, 1969 | Manager | 0 |
On January 18, 1969, the last-place Washington Senators name Hall of Famer Ted Williams their new...
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1968 – New York Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen, who posted a 17-12 record with 162 strikeouts and a 2.05 ERA, is named American League Rookie of the Year. Bahnsen easily outdistances outfielder Del Unser of the Washington Senators.
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Ron Hansen and Tim Cullen become the first players to be traded for each other twice in the same season
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On July 29, 1968, Washington Senators shortstop Ron Hansen turns an unassisted triple play –...
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On May 19, 1968, Frank Howard’s home run streak comes to an end. The Washington Senators’ slugger...
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On May 18, 1968, Washington Senators slugger Frank Howard ties an American League record by...
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The Chicago White Sox send shortstop Ron Hansen and pitchers Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to the Washington Senators in exchange for infielder Tim Cullen and pitchers Bob Priddy and Buster Narum.
Read MorePosted by Tom | Jan 28, 1968 | Hall of Fame | 0 |
Goose Goslin, a former Senator and Tiger outfielder who retired with a career .316 batting average after playing in five World Series, and Kiki Cuyler, a .321 career hitter who won four stolen base crowns while running the bases for the Pirates and Cubs, are elected into the Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Veterans Committee. Goslin believed his enshrinement in Cooperstown was helped by his interview that was shared in Lawrence Ritter’s 1966 book, The Glory of Their Times: The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Oct 11, 1967 | Manager | 0 |
Gil Hodges, with a year remaining on his contract to manage Washington, inks a three-year deal to become the Mets skipper, ending the speculation Yogi Berra, now a coach with the team, would be offered the job to replaced the recently-resigned Wes Westrum. New York agrees to pay significant reparations to the Senators and to send a player from the 40-man roster to Washington to get the fan-favorite former Dodger.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 12, 1967 | Extra Innings, League News | 0 |
On June 12, 1967, the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators play the longest night game in...
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1966 – P Camilo Pascual is traded by the Minnesota Twins, along with IF Bernie Allen, to the Washington Senators for P Ron Kline.
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On April 11, 1966, Emmett Ashford becomes the first black umpire in major league history. Ashford, who had started his professional career 15 years earlier in the low minor leagues, makes his big league debut on Opening Day at D.C Stadium in Washington…
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Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 2 April 12, 1965 In the season opener at DC Stadium the...
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Los Angeles Dodgers trade slugger Frank Howard
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Cleveland obtains OF Chuck Hinton from the Senators for 1B Bob Chance and IF Woodie Held.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 6, 1963 | League News | 0 |
On September 6, 1963, the Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators play the 100,000th game in...
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On July 1, 1963, the Cincinnati Reds sell second baseman Don Blasingame to the Washington...
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Washington OF Jim Piersall is arrested for going into the stands after a heckling fan prior to a game against Baltimore. He is charged with disorderly conduct, but later cleared. Joe Hicksreplaces Jimmy in the 7 – 1 loss to the Orioles. O’s winning pitcher Chuck Estrada clouts one of the three Birds homers.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 12, 1962 | Extra Innings, Pitching Feats, strikeouts | 0 |
On September 12, 1962, Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators sets a major league record for most strikeouts in an extra-inning game. Cheney fans 21 batters in 16 innings, winning a 2-1 decision against the Baltimore...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | May 6, 1962 | Classic Broadcast | 0 |
May 6, 1962, Rookie Jim Bouton makes his first career start, his second career apparence and fires...
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy throws out the first ball to open the baseball season at new District of Columbia Stadium. Despite rain, a record Washington crowd of 42,143 shows up to see Senators pitcher Bennie Daniels stop Detroit with a five-hit, 4 – 1 victory.
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On April 14, 1961, the “new” Washington Senators franchise wins its first game, defeating the Cleveland Indians, 3-2. Joe McClain earns the victory for the Senators, one of two new expansion teams in the American League. The “old” Washington Senators had moved to Minnesota after the 1960 season.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 10, 1961 | Ball Park, expansion, Firsts | 0 |
On April 10, 1961, In the last opener ever to be played at Griffith Stadium, the Washington...
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 19, 1960 | Manager | 0 |
On November 19, 1960, the expansion Washington Senators name Mickey Vernon the first manager in franchise history. An exceptional hitter during his playing career, Vernon played for the original Washington Senators’ franchise...
Read MoreElvin Quesada, a native of the District of Columbia, is awarded the American League’s Washington expansion team, filling the void created due to the original American League franchise moving to Minnesota to play as the Twins next season. The new owner of the Senators is presently the head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Read MorePosted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 14, 1960 | Extra Innings, Injury | 0 |
The Yankees lose a doubleheader to Washington and fall to 3rd place in the American League, a half game behind the Orioles and White Sox. P Camilo Pascual’s grand slam is the difference in a 5 – 4 first-game win. In the second game, Mickey Mantle, believing there are two outs, jogs to first base on a grounder to third. The Senators turn a double play, with New York’s Roger Maris suffering bruised ribs trying to break it up at second base. Maris will miss 18 games as a result. Mantle is heavily booed, and manager Casey Stengel replaces him with Bob Cerv. The clubs set a major-league record by using 17 pinch hitters – 9 by the Yankees – in the doubleheader (more than 18 innings), while playing a major-league record 24 errorless innings.
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