Griffith Stadium greatest games – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

Walter Johnson (TRADING CARD DB)

October 11, 1925: Walter Johnson tosses shutout in Game 4 to put Senators on cusp of second straight title

October 12, 1925: Bucs’ offense wakes up as Aldridge gives Pirates hope in Game 5

April 13, 1926: Big Train takes a long journey to defeat Connie Mack’s Athletics

Walter Johnson (TRADING CARD DB)

April 27, 1926: Washington’s Walter Johnson records his 400th win in major leagues

Earl McNeely (TRADING CARD DB)

July 10, 1926: Senators explode for 12 runs in eighth inning

June 26, 1928: Red Barnes becomes first Senator to hit two home runs in cavernous Griffith Stadium

Buddy Myer (TRADING CARD DB)

August 5, 1929: Nationals supply fireworks in record-setting game in Washington

August 8, 1931: Bobby Burke throws only Senators no-hitter at Griffith Stadium

July 12, 1932: Senators erase 7-run deficit thanks to 8 White Sox errors

Mickey Cochrane (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM)

July 22, 1932: Mickey Cochrane’s cycle paces A’s over Senators

Frank Warfield (TRADING CARD DB)

July 25, 1932: Lights at Griffith Stadium: Negro League Washington Pilots host city’s first night game

September 25, 1932: General Crowder in command for 15th straight victory

Joe Kuhel (TRADING CARD DB)

May 16, 1933: Senators collect 27 hits to win extra-inning thriller over Cleveland

Goose Goslin (TRADING CARD DB)

September 21, 1933: A pennant for Ladies’ Day: Washington Senators clinch first place in American League

October 5, 1933: Earl Whitehill whitewashes Giants, Buddy Myer is mighty in World Series win

October 6, 1933: King Carl Hubbell hurls 11-inning gem to put Giants on verge of title

October 7, 1933: Mel Ott’s 10th-inning homer gives Giants a World Series championship

Buck Newsom (TRADING CARD DB)

September 1, 1935: Bobo Newsom outlasts Lefty Grove in 14-inning duel at Griffith Stadium

Earl Averill (TRADING CARD DB)

July 7, 1937: Yankees lead way to fourth American League victory in five All-Star Games

July 12, 1938: Sloppy Cleveland defense overshadows Odell Hale’s cycle against Senators

Sid Hudson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 2, 1940: Rookie sensation Sid Hudson outduels Lefty Grove in marathon thriller

May 28, 1941: George Selkirk’s grand slam wins for Yankees in first night game at Griffith Stadium

Satchel Paige (SABR-RUCKER ARCHIVE)

September 8, 1942: Satchel Paige, Monarchs shut out powerful Homestead Grays lineup in Game 1

September 8, 1942: ‘A violent batting war’: Senators rally to beat Red Sox behind Jake Early, John Sullivan