Washington has one of the great baseball histories in the country, from the Washington Senators and Griffith Stadium to the return of the Nationals and two World Series championships. These posts dig into DC’s long love affair with the national pastime.
Celebrating the New Year in 1929, Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse himself, was in Washington, DC to ring in the New Year. Read about his famous farewell speech and his stay at the Occidental Hotel.
On December 7th, 1921, baseball’s greatest hitter Babe Ruth visited President Harding in the White House. See an old photo of him exiting the West Wing and read about his earlier visits to the Executive Office of the President.
Explore what was happening in Washington, DC on November 5th, 1955 – the date Marty McFly arrived in Hill Valley in Back to the Future. Read about Katherine Ann Haynes, the CIA, Robert Q. Lewis, and more!
Celebrate Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators’ 1924 World Series win with us! Read about the Willard Hotel celebration, the World Series games, and the 1924 World Series program.
Learn the story behind the iconic photo of Babe Ruth in a military uniform. He was in Washington, DC to enlist in the New York National Guard and play two games against the Washington Senators. Read the amusing articles from the Washington Post and Associated Press about the event.
In December 1902, the Washington Senators signed Charley Moran, the Georgetown University shortstop, to a baseball contract. Unfortunately, he failed to live up to expectations and was out of baseball by 1905.
This blog post investigates Elmer Ardeeser, the driver at the center of a 1930 Dupont Circle car crash. Elmer had an interesting past, including ties to Babe Ruth’s orphanage. Learn more about the event and the people involved.
Nick Altrock pitched for Washington for forty-four years. Forty-two of them were consecutive. It’s still a Major League record.
