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  • Ellis Clary: Wartime Nat; longtime Griffith scout, coach

    December 1, 2018: Ellis Clary played for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns for nearly four seasons during World War II. He had an at-bat during the Browns’ only World Series appearance in 1944. Once his playing career ended, he spent six years as a coach with the Senators in the 1950s and more… Read more

  • May 8, 1963: Rudolph retires 25 in a row; Lock’s slam wins it

    November 17, 2018: Left-hander Don Rudolph stood out for two reasons in the early 1960s: He was married to a highly paid exotic dancer, and he worked faster on the mound than any of his contemporaries. Neither of those achievements, however, played a significant part in the performance of his career the evening of Wednesday,… Read more

  • A history of the ownership of the original A.L. Senators

    November 11, 2018: When the National League dropped four cities, including Washington, after the 1899 season, an opening was left for the upstart American League. What remained of the Kansas City team from the Western League was moved to Washington, D.C., where the Senators became an original member of the A.L in 1901. The team… Read more

  • Tom Ferrick kept the original Nats over .500 one last time

    October 21, 2018: On September 28, 1952, at Fenway Park, journeyman reliever Tom Ferrick pitched four scoreless innings and was the winner in a 5-4 Senators’ victory. The season-ending win let Washington finish at 78-76, the last time the original Senators had a winning year. It also would be Ferrick’s last time on a major… Read more

  • March 30, 2008: Zimmerman opens Nationals Park with walk-off homer

    September 22, 2018: With Washington’s new ballpark due to open, Nationals’ management lobbied Major League Baseball to let the team to start the National League season on ESPN’s Sunday night game, March 30, 2008.[1] Despite the Nats’ dim prospects, MLB granted the request, putting Washington in the national spotlight for an opener for the first… Read more

  • Ed Brinkman, an unsung glove record-setter

    July 25, 2018: A Gold Glove shortstop but perennial weak hitter, Edwin Albert Brinkman played 15 seasons in the majors, the first 10 of them with the expansion Washington Senators. Traded to Detroit in October 1970 in the infamous Denny McLain deal, he led the Tigers to a division title and was voted Tiger of… Read more