Tag: Washington Senators

On this day in 1942: Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth face off one final time to raise money for war relief

WFY | August 23, 2017

Video of Washington Senators great Walter Johnson pitching to New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth in 1942 at Yankee Stadium to raise money for Army-Navy War Relief.

Photograph of the 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Clark Griffith memorialprogram

Nats/MLB 2017

Historic DC All-Star Game videos

WFY | July 11, 2017

Video playlist of Major League Baseball All-Star Games played in Washington, D.C. The Nationals will host the 2018 game.

History

R.I.P. “Baseball Bill” Holdforth

WFY | June 1, 2017

Obituary for "Baseball Bill" Holdforth, D.C. sports folk hero and Capitol Hill bartender. He antagonized Bob Short over several years for moving the Washington Senators to Texas.

Nats/MLB 2017

RIP Roy Sievers

WFY | April 5, 2017

Obituary for Roy Sievers, former Washington Senators slugger, 1957 Home Run King and friend of Richard Nixon. Sievers was 1949 Rookie of the Year for his hometown St.