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  • 1921 Nat holds A.L. record for most times up in a season without striking out

      Bobby LaMotte, a reserve infielder who played sparingly for the Washington Senators in 1921, holds an obscure American League record: He batted the most times in a season in the live ball era (1920 to date) without striking out.   LaMotte made just 49 plate appearances (41 official at-bats) in 16 games for the fourth-place 1921… Read more

  • Tris Speaker’s season in Washington

    Tris Speaker, the Grey Eagle, was among the second group of baseball immortals elected in January 1937 to the Hall of Fame in time for the first formal induction ceremony. He was voted in along with Cy Young and Nap Lajoie, joining the five original inductees —Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and… Read more

  • Ted Williams’ 84-game on-base streak in 1949 ends at Griffith Stadium

    From July 1, 1949, and until September 27, Ted Williams reached base safely by a hit or a walk in 84 consecutive games, which stands as the all-time record. On September 14 in Detroit, Williams passed Joe DiMaggio’s 1941 mark of 74 games, a streak that overlapped Joe D’s 56 consecutive games with a hit. Those two… Read more

  • Jacob Young’s elite defense

    On August 15, 2024, in Philadelphia, after having made a spectacular leaping catch against the fence, Jacob Young took a step in on a hard-hit ball right at him. He recovered quickly enough to reach up and grab the liner, only to have it pop out of his glove. He was charged with an error.… Read more

  • Hard to double-up: the Nats’ Don Blasingame and others

     Second baseman Don Blasingame was a veteran who already had been an all-star and had played in a World Series when he was traded to the Senators in 1963. He was a solid fielder but never much at the plate – a spray hitter without much power. Yet when he retired, he held an impressive… Read more

  • 2024: Derek Law first Nats reliever in 14 years to pitch 90 innings.

    Two weeks on the injured list in mid-to-late August likely kept veteran right-hander Derek Law from setting a Nationals record for games and relief innings pitched. As it is, he became the fourth National to complete 90 innings, joining Saul Rivera (93 in 2007), Jon Rauch (91.1 in 2006) and Tyler Clippard (91 in 2010).… Read more