On June 28, 1907, the last place Washington Senators steal an American League record 13 bases off C Branch Rickey in a 16 – 5 win over New York. Rickey, acquired last February from the Browns, is pressed into service despite a bad shoulder because of an injury to starter Red Kleinow. Rickey’s first throw…
At American League Park in Washington, D.C., the White Sox establish a new American League record, winning their 19th consecutive game with a 4-1 victory over the hometown Senators. In 2002, the A’s will string together 20 straight wins to surpass the AL mark, but will fall one short of the major league mark established by the 1935 Cubs.
In Detroit’s 8-5 loss to Washington, 18 year-old Tiger rookie outfielder Ty Cobb hits a three-run homer off Washington’s Cy Falkenberg. The American League Park inside-the-park round-tripper off is the first of the 117 home runs for Georgia Peach, who will lead the league just once during his 24-year career, hitting 9 in 1909.
On January 16, 1905, It seems simple enough on paper: the Boston Americans buy outfielder George Stone from the Washington Senators; the St. Louis Browns reclaim Frank Huelsman from Washington, where he had been on loan, and send him along with Jesse Burkett to Boston for Stone. Boston then sends Huelsman back to Washington in…
1904 – The Highlanders trade pitchers Long Tom Hughes (7-11) and Barney Wolfe (0-3) to the Senators for Al Orth (3-4). Orth will regain his form in New York, going 11-6 this year and will win 27 games in 1906.
Jack Chesbro picks up first of 41 victories an American League Record
Bill Bradley hits for the cycle, accumulating 12 total bases in the Naps’ 12-2 rout of Washington at American League Park. Last month, the Cleveland third baseman collected three triples in a game to tie a still-standing AL record.
On May 23, 1901, at Cleveland’s League Park, the Cleveland Blues(later to be known as the Indians) rally for nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to post an amazing 14-13 victory over the Washington Senators. The Blues collect six singles, two doubles, a walk, and a hit batsman during the two out…
After two days of rain at Philadelphia’s Columbia Park, 10,547 fans witness Connie Mack’s A’s making their American League debut, losing to the Senators, 5-1. In their inaugural season in the Junior Circuit, the Mackmen will finish in fourth place, compiling a 74-62 record.
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