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Category Archives: Washington Senators 1901-1960
Did you know?
March 12, 2010 - The Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators have held spring training in the following locations: Phoebus, Va. (1901); Washington, D.C. (1902-1904); Hampton, Va. (1905); Charlottesville, Va. (1906); Galveston, Texas (1907); Norfolk, Va. (1910); Atlanta (1911); Charlottesville, Va. (1912-1916); Atlanta (1917); … Continue reading
STRIKE THREE!
March 4, 2010 - The Minnesota Twins preach putting the bat on the ball and getting it in play because you never know what can happen next, but the Twins have had a number of players over the years that have … Continue reading
Pitchers that hated to walk batters
February 22, 2010 - With Twins pitchers and catchers working out for the first time today, it is a good time to take a look at the top control pitchers in franchise history. The Twins always preach to their pitchers … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Al Orth, Allan Anderson, Brad Radke, Carlos Silva, Casey Patten, Charlie Smith, Dean Chance, Doc Ayers, Dutch Leonard, George Mogridge, Gerald Braxton, Jim Merritt, Jm Kaat, John Butcher, Kevin Tapani, Mudcat Grant, Roger Wolff, Scott Baker, Walter Johnson, Watty Lee
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Get to know Moe Berg
February 15, 2010 - The Society for American Baseball Research is a great organization and one of the wonderful projects they have going on is the Baseball Biography Project. One of the biographies they have completed is about Moe Berg, a … Continue reading
Top franchise home run teams
January 23, 2010 - The home run, the long ball, the big blast, or whatever you want to call it is fun to watch and it can put runs on the score board in a hurry. The home run is loved … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Danny Ford, Harmon Killebrew, Roy Smalley
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A look at the top closers in franchise history
December 16, 2009 - A successful team needs to have a top notch closer, a pitcher that can come in and slam the door on the opposition game after game. In the past, closers were expected to pitch more than one … Continue reading
Posted in General Blogging, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Al Worthington, Allan Russell, Bill Campbell, Dick Hyde, Eddie Guardado, Firpo Marberry, Garland Braxton, Jack Russell, Jeff Reardon, Jim Shaw, Joe Nathan, Latroy Hawkins, Mickey Harris, Mike Marshall, Pete Appleton, Rick Aguilera, Ron Davis, Ron Perranoski, Tex Clevenger, Tom Ferrick, Walter Johnson
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Did you know?
October 29, 2009 - That the Minnesota Twins were the first team in history to start measuring the distance of home runs? The practice started at Met Stadium in 1963. or that Harmon Killbrew hit his first major league home run … Continue reading
Posted in Did You Know?, Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Harmon Killebrew, Met Stadium
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Twins Home Run Leaders by Position
October 21, 2009 - I thought that it would be fun to take a look back over the Twins history just to see who the Twins leaders are in home runs at each position. Some of the numbers that I … Continue reading
Know your franchise history
September 6, 2009 - Seven years after Jackie Robinson made his major league debut, the Washington Senators played a black ballplayer for the first time on September 6, 1954 and his name was Carlos Paula.
Know your Washington Senator History
July 31, 2009 - The Washington Senators had some bad teams over the years including 5 seasons with 100 or more losses and only 18 winning seasons between 1901 and 1960. That does not mean however; that they didn’t have some … Continue reading
Not Such a Tough Cookie
June 30, 2009 – A very enjoyable story about the Minnesota Twins first manager Attilo Harry “Cookie” Lavagetto, written by Walter Bingham for Sports Illustrated on May 15, 1961. Maybe there really is something to the Sports Illustrated cover jinx; Lavagetto … Continue reading
The Cuban Senators
June 9, 2009 - A nice story written by Matt Welch a number of years ago for ESPN.com that I think is worth your read. The story is about the Washington Senators ties to Cuban ballplayers such as Julio Becquer, Pedro … Continue reading
Damn Senators
March 18, 2009 - I had received a book called “Damn Senators” as a Christmas gift but had not gotten around to reading this book until a couple of days ago. I was so intrigued with the book once I started … Continue reading
Senators Fun Facts
August 28, 2008 - Walter Johnson was the only pitcher elected to the MLB Hall of Fame at its inception. Johnson won 20 or more games 12 times in his career and 30 or more games twice. He started 666 games … Continue reading
Posted in Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Calvin Griffith, Duke Farrell, Eddie Yost, Moe Berg, Roy Sievers, Walter Johnson
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Fredrick “Firpo” Marberry – first prominent relief pitcher
August 9, 2008 - Frederick “Firpo” Marberry (November 30, 1898 – June 30, 1976), born in Streetman, Texas was a right-handed starter and relief pitcher from 1923 to 1936. Marberry spent most of his career with Washington but he also pitched … Continue reading
Senator’s Tidbits
July 4, 2008 - The team played in two stadiums, American League Park in 1901 through 1902 and then played in Griffith Stadium from 1903 through 1960. Griffith Stadium as known as National Park from 1903 through 1920. Washington’s best season … Continue reading
Washington Senators Managers
May 29, 2008 - The Washington ball club had 18 different managers between its first season in 1901 and its final season in Washington in 1960. Job security was not on your side if you were a manger for the Senators/Nationals … Continue reading
Championship Washington Senators Teams
March 22, 2008 - The Washington Senators who became the Minnesota Twins in 1961 certainly had more losing seasons then they had winning seasons between the time they started as a charter member team of the American League in 1901 and … Continue reading
Posted in Washington Senators 1901-1960
Tagged Goose Goslin, Heinie Manush, Joe Cronin, Sam Rice, Stan Coveleski, Walter Johnson
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