September 5, 1913: Walter Johnson spins a shutout for 30th win of season
“To encounter Walter Johnson even one time during a series…
August 25, 1924: Walter Johnson tosses rain-shortened, 7-inning no-hitter
“Although Father Time has tried to mock the dean of pitchers…
April 12, 1911: Senators’ victory inaugurates not-yet-completely-built Griffith Stadium
Clark Griffith, right, and Philadelphia A's manager…
September 29, 1915: Rip Williams delivers career performance during Senators’ slugfest
As October 1915 approached in the nation’s capital, 20,000…
September 29, 1913: Walter Johnson completes 11th shutout of season and 36th victory
Walter Johnson was on a roll of historic proportions as he…
August 12, 1911: Roy Hartzell hits two homers in one game at Senators’ new stadium
On August 12, 1911, the Washington Nationals played the third…
May 14, 1914: White Sox’s Jim Scott tosses no-hitter through 9 innings, but loses in 10th
The year 1914 is defined by the beginning of World War I as well…
July 13, 1924: Surprising slugfest between Senators, Cleveland ends in near-riot
Sunday, July 13, 1924, was a typical hot, humid midsummer day…
August 20, 1912: Doubleheader Dandy: Walter Johnson wins AL-record 15th straight game; Carl Cashion hurls 6-inning no-hitter
Washington skipper Clark Griffith had reason to be confident.…
July 25, 1911: Tigers get best of Senators in grand opening of Griffith Stadium
In 1911, their 11th year in the American League, the Nationals…
October 4, 1924: Giants’ Art Nehf outduels Washington’s Walter Johnson in World Series opener
The 1924 World Series pitted the National League’s New York…
May 15, 1918: Walter Johnson and Lefty Williams spar for 18 innings
Had there been room, the Griffin Stadium scoreboard would have…
September 12, 1917: Trench warfare, Deadball style, as Senators and Red Sox tie after 16 innings
Having won the World Series in both 1915 and 1916, the Boston…
October 10, 1925: Senators’ Sam Rice makes dazzling catch to preserve victory in Game 3 — or did he?
The play sparked immediate controversy and remains one of the…
September 22, 1925: Stanley Coveleski wins 20th game and secures AL ERA title
On August 27 the St. Louis Browns finished a sweep of Washington…
September 11, 1925: Walter Johnson wins 20th game of season for 12th and final time
“Many base ball critics have been trying to pass [him] out…
October 9, 1924: Roger Peckinpaugh leads Senators in Game 6 to force winner-take-all finale against Giants
As they prepared for Game Six of the 1924 World Series on the…
October 5, 1924: Senators blow 9th-inning lead but recover to even World Series at one game apiece
After a hard-fought Game One of the 1924 World Series in which…
May 19, 1918: Senators’ first Sunday game draws record crowd in Washington
Paid-admission Sunday baseball came with relative ease to the…
May 23, 1924: Walter Johnson throws a gem in 1-hitter over White Sox
Walter Johnson, “The Big Train,” one of the most storied…
May 14, 1920: As a reliever, Walter Johnson wins 300th game with arm and bat
It was cold, windy, dreary, and damp in the nation’s capital…
August 9, 1921: Whistling Dixie in the nation’s capital: Browns’ Davis goes all 19 innings for ironman victory
It was a “marvelous exhibition of skill and stamina,” gushed…
May 7, 1921: Bob Meusel hits for the cycle as Ruth wallops longest home run ever at Griffith Stadium
In the second of a two-game series at Griffith Stadium, Bob Meusel…
October 10, 1924: Big Train finally wins the biggest one of all
The 1924 World Series marked the fourth straight post-season…