Tag: Washington Nationals

This fascinating old photograph shows the Washington Nationals playing at Swampoodle Grounds in the 1880s. Click on it for some amazing details. Source: Architect of...

The baseball nuts in the crowd are going to find this fascinating. Griffith Stadium off of Florida Ave. NW was where the old Washington Senators...

No way. How did we miss this. A great article by Tom Boswell (who is the best) uncovers the fact that our current Washington...

Here is a rare photo that we haven't yet come across. We found it at the Detroit Public Library, of all places. Make sure...

What an amazing old baseball find here. This is a scorecard marked up for a game on August 18th, 1886. Also, check out the...

This photo shows the Washington Senators team during spring training of 1920. They came in sixth place out of eight that year, finishing 68-84....

The Washington Senators were in the World Series in 1924, and ultimately would come away victorious. What you might not know is that Grace...

GoDCer Rych sent in a couple great photos which piqued our interest in the fire that destroyed our old ballpark. No, not Griffith Stadium...

What a fun old print from The Washington Times printed on June 18th, 1912.

As our Nationals surge and make one last push for October baseball, it's only appropriate that we post a baseball-related ad from yesteryear. This...

Our city was screwed out of baseball for 34 years by greedy, self-serving owners. We also narrowly missed landing the Padres for the 1974...

Thanks to GoDCer Ben for sending in this great photo of Clark Griffith in 1912. Look at the ridiculously awesome checkered coat he's wearing. Source: uni-watch.com

I love these old crowd shots. You can pick out some fascinating faces and some ghostly ones. This photograph is from October 10th, 1924 and...

Here is a great old photograph of the 1908 Washington Senators. They were 67-85 that year 22.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers for the...