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  • Sept. 11, 1949: Nats pitchers set dubious record, walking 11 Yankees in one inning

    Two years after finishing fourth – the Griffith franchise’s last time in the first division – Washington fell to the A.L. basement with 104 losses. On September 11, 1949, the Senators were in New York to play their second doubleheader in two days against the Yankees. The first-place Yanks began the day a game up… Read more

  • May 8, 2016: Harper’s seven times up with no at-bats

    On May 8, 2016, at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the Nationals’ Bryce Harper became the first player in major league history to reach base seven times without an official at-bat. He also became the fourth player to be walked six times in a game. Harper was hit by a pitch the one time he didn’t walk.… Read more

  • Kyle Schwarber’s record-setting month

    Nationals’ slugger Kyle Schwarber was well known for his prodigious power before coming to Washington from the Cubs. After a slow start, Schwarber had a June 2021 that shattered or matched a number of home-run records. He was a clear choice for N.L. Player of the Month. His 12 home runs in 10 games tied… Read more

  • Ruth hit his last Yankee homer at Griffith Stadium

    Babe Ruth appeared in 171 games at the ballpark that became known as Griffith Stadium, including his last two in a Yankees’ uniform – September 29 and 30, 1934. His homer in the first game of a doubleheader on September 29, a three-run shot, was the last of the 659 he hit as a Yankee.… Read more

  • Jim Kaat, last of the Griffith Nats, finally a Hall-of-Famer

    updated Dec. 5, 2021 On April 27, 1960, at Yankee Stadium, 21-year-old left-hander Jim Kaat gave up three hits and one earned run in seven innings as the Senators beat Hall-of-Famer Whitey Ford. It was Kaat’s only win in a Washington uniform over parts of the 1959 and ’60 seasons. Kaat was signed by the… Read more

  • Ed Walsh, an original Nats owner, recruited Clark Griffith

    In October 1911, as the Philadelphia Athletics were playing the New York Giants in the World Series. Edward J. Walsh, a founding owner and director of  Washington’s American League team, met with Cincinnati Manager Clark Griffith at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. That meeting helped determine the fate of Major League Baseball in Washington for nearly… Read more