This fascinating old photograph shows the Washington Nationals playing at Swampoodle Grounds in the 1880s. Click on it for some amazing details. Swampoodle Grounds (near present day Union Station), also known as Capitol...
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 used to play baseball, and they were decent in the 1920s, but...
No way. How did we miss this. A great article by Tom Boswell (who is the best) uncovers the fact that our current Washington Nationals manager, Matt Williams, is the grandson of Bert (Buck) Griffith, a...
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 you read the story about how Gabby Street was the only person...
What an amazing old baseball find here. This is a scorecard marked up for a game on August 18th, 1886. Also, check out the great advertisements around the scorecard. The Nats, by the way, finished 28-92...
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. A short few years later, they would be world champs.
Historical Events, Notable People & Places / 21.04.2015
President and Mrs. Coolidge Go to World Series
The Washington Senators were in the World Series in 1924, and ultimately would come away victorious. What you might not know is that Grace Coolidge (she also spent some time in Columbia Heights) was a huge...
Notable People & Places / 11.08.2014
Nationals Ballpark Destroyed by Fire Three Weeks Before Opening Day
GoDCer Rych sent in a couple great photos which piqued our interest in the fire that destroyed our old ballpark. No, not Griffith Stadium (where...
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 was published in the Washington Post on May 28th, 1908.
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 season. On August 8th, 1974 -- the day Nixon resigned -- the article...
From GoDCers, Notable People & Places / 20.07.2013
Amazing Checkered Coat on Senators’ Skipper Clark Griffith
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 the...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 10.04.2013
The 1908 Washington Ball Team
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 pennant. ...