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Piper Davis (TRADING CARD DB)

September 21, 1943: Powerful Grays, upstart Black Barons take center stage at Griffith Stadium

September 24, 1943: Cool Papa Bell wins Game 3 for Grays in 10th inning

Jud Wilson (TRADING CARD DB)

September 24, 1944: Homestead Grays repeat as Negro League World Series champions

September 18, 1945: ‘Cinderella’ Cleveland Buckeyes win Game 3 with shutout of Grays

September 18, 1945: Senators stay alive in topsy-turvy home finale

Vic Wertz (TRADING CARD DB)

September 14, 1947: Rookie Vic Wertz cycles Tigers to ‘mayhem’ victory in Washington

September 10, 1950: Joe DiMaggio homers three times at Washington’s Griffith Stadium

April 17, 1953: Mickey Mantle hits a mythic blast at Griffith Stadium

Bob Porterfield (TRADING CARD DB)

September 12, 1953: Bob Porterfield wins 20th game of season for Senators

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September 2, 1954: Roy Sievers knocks in 7 as Senators rout Tigers

Carlos Paula (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 6, 1954: Carlos Paula integrates the Washington Senators

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July 10, 1956: The Kid, The Man, the Say Hey Kid, and the Commerce Comet shine at All-Star Game

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August 31, 1956: Jim Lemon becomes first Senator to hit 3 homers in a game at Griffith Stadium 

August 3, 1957: Roy Sievers blasts Senators to win at end of long, hot afternoon

May 12, 1959: Harmon Killebrew’s 2 homers, 5 RBIs crush Tigers

September 5, 1959: Jim Lemon aids Senators’ 14-2 rout of Red Sox

April 18, 1960: Camilo Pascual sets Opening Day record with 15 strikeouts

Pedro Ramos (TRADING CARD DB)

October 2, 1960: Original Senators play last game at Griffith Stadium without realizing it

Coot Veal (TRADING CARD DB)

April 10, 1961: Washington Senators defeated in first game of expansion era

May 12, 1961: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette whiffs 17 Senators

Rocky Colavito (TRADING CARD DB)

August 27, 1961: Rocky Colavito homers four times in Tigers’ doubleheader sweep of Senators

September 21, 1961: A farewell with few mourners: Senators lose to Twins in final baseball game at Griffith Stadium

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