The 2025 Nationals lost seven games in a row from July 29 through August 5, with their pitchers yielding 70 runs while their offense scored just 26. Within that losing streak, the Nationals became the first team in MLB history to allow their opponents more than 80 hits, more than 50 runs and more than … Continue reading 2025 Nats’ record August swoon
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Mel Almada, one-time Nat and first Mexican in MLB
On Oct. 24, 2025, Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk became the first Mexican-born player to homer in the World Series. Despite our Southern neighbor’s proximity and that country’s clear love of the game, Mexico is the birthplace of surprisingly few MLB stars. Outfielder Mel Almada in September 1933 became the first Mexican-born player to reach … Continue reading Mel Almada, one-time Nat and first Mexican in MLB
Buddy Lewis of the Nats one of six players to reach 1,000 hits before age 25
John “Buddy” Lewis, the Senators’ All-Star third baseman in the late 1930s, was the fourth major leaguer to reach 1,000 hit before his 25th birthday. The first three who reached the same milestone before Lewis and the two since are all in the Hall of Fame.* Because he missed three and half seasons in his … Continue reading Buddy Lewis of the Nats one of six players to reach 1,000 hits before age 25
Charlie Dressen and the Senators
In October 1954, Charlie Dressen was the last man hired to manage the Senators while Clark Griffith was alive. However, the “Old Fox,” in his 80s, delegated the duty to his informally adopted son, nephew Calvin Griffith.* Every previous manage hired while the senior Griffith owned the team had played for the Senators. Yet Calvin’s … Continue reading Charlie Dressen and the Senators
Donald Trump and baseball
President Donald Trump will have three more chances to do what he didn’t do in his first term: Throw out a ceremonial first pitch to open a Major League Baseball season in Washington. Trump, who was booed when he attended Game 5 of the 2019 World Series at Nationals Park, ended a tradition that began … Continue reading Donald Trump and baseball
2012: Michael Morse’s home-run phantom re-do
The Nationals began play on September 29, 2012, in St. Louis on the cusp of clinching their first N.L. East title. Yet what is most remembered about the game was a bizarre situation in the top of the first inning. With one out, Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse loaded the base on a single by Bryce … Continue reading 2012: Michael Morse’s home-run phantom re-do
Sept. 21, 1946: A million fans and a tribute to a dying hero
The game between the Senators and Red Sox in Washington on Sept. 21, 1946, was memorable for two reasons unrelated to the outcome: It pushed Griffith Stadium’s attendance over one million for the first (and only) time and it turned into a melancholy tribute to the dying Walter Johnson. Knowing that a Saturday crowd coming … Continue reading Sept. 21, 1946: A million fans and a tribute to a dying hero
SABR biographies of players and scouts in Washington baseball history
In 2002, the Society for American Baseball Research launched a project that so far as produced more than 6,000 essay-length, well-researched and fact-checked, life stories of figures large and small who either played or influenced major league baseball. Two dozen of these biographies, several about significant figures in the history of both Senators’ franchises, are by … Continue reading SABR biographies of players and scouts in Washington baseball history
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