This Date in Washington Senators History – Roy Siever’s walk off home run...
August 3 1906 – In a duel of Tom’s, the National’s Tom Hughes and the Brown’s Tom Glade, the Nats defeat the Browns, 1-0, in 10 innings. Hughes homers in the top of the 10th for the only score of the...
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This Day in D.C. Baseball History – Sievers turns down contract offer
On February 8, 1958 the UP reported that Washington Senators’ slugger Roy Sievers, who last season led the American League in home runs and RBI’s while hitting .301, said today he wants a 100 percent...
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This Day in D.C. Baseball History – Expansion Senators Debut
President Kennedy throws out first ball at the opening day of the 1961 baseball season, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library On April 10, 1961- Before the Washington...
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April 19 1920 Al Schacht, who later became the “Clown Prince of Baseball,” was all business as he pitched the Senators to a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. 1961 The expansion Senators lose...
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May 15 1901 - The first ever shutout in American League history belongs to Washington. Watty Lee blanks the Boston Americans 4-0 in Boston. 1918 - Walter Johnson and Chicago’s Lefty Williams each go...
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Nats hit milestones on an historic date
As America commemorated 45 years since the first human steps on the moon Sunday, the Washington Nationals were celebrating some milestones and anniversaries of their own on the way to their 53rd...
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Roy Sievers was a true hero, but can today’s stars match him?
Somewhere last night, an exited kid of 10 or 11 proudly hung a Bryce Harper poster in their bedroom, and fell asleep to dream of the day when they, too, would hit a walk-off homer for the Nationals,...
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DAY 2: THE SIEVERS STREAK
Sunday, July 28, 1957- Roy Sievers continues to dominate American League pitching, this time subjecting the great Ralph Terry to his lethal bat. In the bottom of the 6th in the second game of the...
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DAY 3: THE SIEVERS STREAK
Tuesday, July 30, 1957- After a Monday off-day, the Chicago White Sox would come into town to frolic in the humid night air of ol’ D.C. Roy, who would usually save his big swats for the late innings,...
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DAY 4: THE SIEVERS STREAK
Wednesday, July 31, 1957- In the second game of a traditional 3-game set, Roy Sievers would show White Sox pitcher Bob Keegan the meaning of “frozen rope.” In the bottom of the 7th inning, with the...
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DAY 6: THE SIEVERS STREAK
Friday, August 2, 1957- The Tigers come to town and it’s not even Circus Time! On another balmy 90+ degree Washington summer’s eve, Camilo Pascual would earn a 2-1 victory over the Tigers, The Tigers’...
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DAY 7: THE SIEVERS STREAK
Saturday, August 3, 1957- Sly and the Family Stone’s classic hit song “Hot Fun in theSummertime” could very well have been written about this ball game. The Tigers and the Senators would both send 5...
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