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World Series

A Look Back at the 1925 World Series at Griffith Stadium

November 9, 2022September 21, 2015 by ghostsofdc
1925 World Series game at Griffith Stadium - Washington v. Pittsburgh

Take a look back at the 1925 World Series at Griffith Stadium with this photo and film footage. We were in the World Series that year, for the second year in a row. Unfortunately, we lost that year.

Categories Historical Events Tags 1920s, baseball, Griffith Stadium, Washington Senators, World Series

Great Film Footage of 1925 World Series

August 31, 2019January 31, 2014 by ghostsofdc
1925 Washington Senators

Here’s a cool find from YouTube. The Senators lost the World Series to the Pirates, after having won the year before. Can you tell Ghosts of DC is getting excited for the 2014 baseball season?

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1920s, baseball, videos, Washington Senators, World Series 1 Comment

Last World Series in Washington, D.C.

January 26, 2023September 21, 2012 by ghostsofdc

When was the last World Series in Washington? Before 2019, is was 1933 when the Senators played, and lost to, the New York Giants in five games.

Categories Historical Events Tags 1930s, Babe Ruth, baseball, Joe Cronin, New York Giants, videos, Washington Nationals, Washington Senators, World Series 1 Comment

A Major League Player from Columbia Heights: The Life and Career of Nick Altrock

March 7, 2022January 4, 2012 by ghostsofdc
Nick Altrock

Learn about Nick Altrock, former Major League baseball player who gained fame pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 1906, helping them win the World Series.

Categories A Personal Story Tags 1930s, baseball, Freemasons, Germany, Irish Free State, Nick Altrock, U.S. Census, Washington Nationals, Washington Senators, World Series
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