Washington, DC
Washington is the capital of the United States of America. Since 1871 the city limits have corresponded to the District of Columbia (DC), a piece of territory that is not part of any state, although it originally belonged to Maryland. It is located on the Potomac River, across which are Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA and it is 70 miles south-west of Baltimore, MD. Previous to 1871, there were separate cities of Georgetown and Washington, and prior to 1846 the current cities of Alexandria and Arlington were part of the "Territory of Columbia."
History of Washington Baseball[edit]
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Washington Olympics, National Association (1871-1872)
- Washington Nationals (NA), National Association (1872, 1875)
- Washington Blue Legs, National Association (1873)
- Washington, Eastern Association (1881)
- Washington Nationals (AA), American Association (1884)
- Washington Nationals (UA), Union Association (1884)
- Washington Nationals (EL), Eastern League (1885)
- Washington Nationals (1886-1889), National League (1886-1889)
- Washington Senators (AA), Atlantic Association (1890)
- Washington Statesmen, American Association (1891)
- Washington Senators, National League (1892-1899)
- Washington Senators, American League (1901-1960)
- Washington Senators, United States League (1912)
- Washington Potomacs, Eastern Colored League (1924)
- Washington Pilots, East-West League (1932)
- Washington Elite Giants, Negro National League (1936-1937)
- Washington Black Senators, Negro National League (1938)
- Homestead Grays, Negro National League (1940-1948)
- Homestead Grays, Negro American Association (1949-1950)
- Washington Senators, American League (1961-1971)
- Washington Nationals, National League (2005-present)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- David Aldridge, writer
- Craig Anderson, pitcher
- Jake Atz, infielder
- Bob Barr, pitcher
- Jim Barron, umpire
- Walter Beall, pitcher
- Charlie Becker, pitcher
- Bill Betts, umpire
- John Bickerton, manager
- Oscar Bielaski, outfielder
- Lu Blue, infielder
- Joe Branzell, scout
- Emmanuel Burriss, infielder
- John Campbell, pitcher
- Mike Cantwell, pitcher
- Tom Cantwell, pitcher
- Earl Clark, outfielder
- Calvin Clarke, outfielder
- Elmer Cleveland, infielder
- Vince Colbert, pitcher
- Vic Correll, catcher
- Ben Crockett, minor league pitcher
- Tom Crooke, infielder
- Perry Currin, infielder
- Helen Dettweiler, broadcaster
- Art Devlin, infielder
- Brendan Donnelly, pitcher
- Sam Edmonston, pitcher
- Joe Engel, pitcher
- Joe Fitzgerald, coach
- Pat Flaherty, minor league pitcher
- Nate Freiman, infielder
- Ed Fuller, pitcher
- Frank Funk, pitcher
- Gil Gallagher, infielder
- Ping Gardner, pitcher
- Ernest Gatewood, catcher
- Phil Geier, outfielder
- Joe Gerhardt, infielder, manager
- Joe Giebel, catcher
- John Gilroy, pitcher
- Buck Gladmon, infielder
- John Greason, pitcher
- Al Handiboe, outfielder
- Ryan Hanigan, catcher
- David Harwell, minor league pitcher
- Dick Heller, writer
- Keith Hessler, pitcher
- Walter Hewett, manager
- Tim Hill Sr., minor league infielder and college coach
- L.J. Hoes, outfielder
- Sadie Houck, infielder
- Dave Howard, infielder
- Holly Hollingshead, infielder
- Jelly Jackson, infielder
- Sonny Jackson, infielder
- Eddie Johnson, minor league infielder
- Stephen Johnson, minor league pitcher
- John Paul Jones, USA national team infielder
- Pop Joy, infielder
- Charlie Kalbfus, outfielder
- George Keefe, pitcher
- Mickey Keliher, infielder
- Tom Kinslow, catcher
- Clay Kirby, pitcher
- Ernie Kish, infielder
- Johnny Klippstein, pitcher
- Hal Kurtz, pitcher
- Dick Lanahan, pitcher
- Script Lee, pitcher
- James Lemon, owner
- John Leonard, minor league pitcher
- Ted Lerner, owner
- Charlie Luskey, outfielder
- Steve Lyons, scout
- Harry Mace, pitcher
- William Madigan, pitcher
- William Makell, catcher
- J. Con Maloney, minor league executive
- Billy Martin, infielder
- Bill McCauley, infielder
- Graham McNamee, broadcaster
- Cal Medley, pitcher
- Matt Mervis, infielder
- Darrell Miller, catcher
- Edward Miller, minor league infielder
- Don Money, infielder
- Charles Moran, infielder
- Bill Morgan, catcher
- Bubba Morton, outfielder
- Thomas C. Noyes, owner
- Hal O'Hagan, infielder
- David Osteen, minor league pitcher
- Nick Pantos, Greek national team pitcher
- Greg Pavlick, coach
- Jap Payne, Negro Leagues outfielder
- Curtis Pride, outfielder
- Oscar Purner, pitcher
- Pete Quesada, owner
- Matt Randel, minor league pitcher
- Val Robinson, outfielder
- Randy Rosenberg, umpire
- Bobby St. Pierre, minor league pitcher
- Casey Sander, outfielder
- Kelly Saunders, public address announcer
- Jay Sborz, pitcher
- Josh Sborz, pitcher
- Dan Sheehan, outfielder
- Nelson Simmons, outfielder
- Dick Simpson, outfielder
- Bill Smith, pitcher
- John Smith, infielder
- Pop Snyder, catcher, manager; umpire
- Peter Solomon, pitcher
- Denny Sothern, outfielder
- Buck Stanley, pitcher
- Joe Stanley, outfielder
- Bill Stearns, pitcher
- Dizzy Sutherland, pitcher
- Fred Talbot, pitcher
- Billy Taylor, pitcher
- Arthur Thomas, minor league catcher
- Milt Thompson, outfielder
- John Thornton, pitcher
- James Tillman, Negro Leagues player
- Chick Tolson, infielder
- Charlie Vinson, infielder
- Howard Wall, infielder
- Red Waller, pitcher
- Frank Watt, pitcher
- Red Webb, pitcher
- Johnny Welch, pitcher
- Doc White, pitcher
- Jimmy Williams, minor league outfielder
- Bump Wills, infielder
- Maury Wills, infielder, manager
- Kris Wilson, pitcher
- Patrick Wilson, minor league outfielder
- George Winkelman, pitcher/outfielder
- Nip Winters, pitcher
- Bill Wise, pitcher
- Phil Wisner, infielder
- Charles Witherow, pitcher
- Bill Wright, catcher
- Bill Yeatman, outfielder
- Ed Yewell, infielder
Persons who died here[edit]
- Ody Abbott, outfielder
- Spencer Abbott, minor league player and manager
- Art Allison, outfielder
- Doug Allison, catcher
- Nick Altrock, pitcher
- Bill Andrus, infielder
- Phil Baker, infielder
- Bob Barr, pitcher
- Charlie Becker, pitcher
- Clarence Berger, outfielder
- Bill Betts, umpire
- John Bickerton, manager
- Oscar Bielaski, outfielder
- Scrappy Brown, infielder
- Tom Brown, outfielder
- Fred Buckingham, pitcher
- Tom Cantwell, pitcher
- Dan Casey, pitcher
- Earl Clark, outfielder
- Calvin Clarke, outfielder
- Jim Cohen, pitcher
- Harry Colliflower, pitcher
- Jack Kent Cooke, minor league owner
- Dennis Coughlin, outfielder
- Al Cypert, infielder
- Ed Daily, outfielder/pitcher
- Bob Davids, researcher
- Tom Evers, infielder
- Gary Fortune, pitcher
- Eddie Foster, infielder
- John Foster, writer
- John Freeman, pitcher
- Gil Gallagher, infielder
- Charlie Gessner, pitcher
- Kevin Gibbs, minor league player
- Buck Gladmon, infielder
- Wally Goldsmith, infielder
- John Greason, pitcher
- Clark Griffith, pitcher, manager; Hall of Fame
- Rollie Hemsley, catcher
- Walter Hewett, manager
- Chuck Hinton, outfielder
- Holly Hollingshead, infielder
- Ben Holmes, Negro league infielder
- Sadie Houck, infielder
- Jelly Jackson, infielder
- Mamie Johnson, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Walter Johnson, pitcher, manager; Hall of Fame
- James Johnston, owner
- Pop Joy, infielder
- Joe Judge, infielder
- Harry Kalas, broadcaster
- George Keefe, pitcher
- Mickey Keliher, infielder
- Bill Kemmer, infielder
- Tom Kinslow, catcher
- Walt Kinzie, infielder
- Eden Kipp, umpire
- Sam Lacy, writer
- Script Lee, pitcher
- Watty Lee, outfielder/pitcher
- James Lemon, owner
- Joe Leonard, infielder
- William Madigan, pitcher
- Anthony Mahoney, pitcher, manager
- Doc Martel, catcher
- William Matthews, minor league infielder
- Bill McCarthy, catcher
- Bill McCauley, infielder
- Harry McLean, umpire
- Cal Medley, pitcher
- Jack Mills, infielder
- Charles Moran, infielder
- Eddie Mullaney, coach
- H. Gabriel Murphy, owner
- Bert Myers, infielder
- Thomas C. Noyes, owner
- Emmett O'Donnell, Commissioner-elect
- Oscar Owens, outfielder
- Robert Poindexter, pitcher
- Shirley Povich, writer
- Jake Powell, outfielder
- Joe Price, outfielder
- Johnny Priest, infielder
- Bill Reinhart, college coach
- Val Robinson, outfielder
- Mike Scanlon, manager
- Pi Schwert, catcher
- Jim Shaw, pitcher
- Burt Shipley, minor league player
- Dennis Simpson, infielder
- Pop Snyder, catcher, manager; umpire
- Charlie Spearman, catcher
- Harry Spratt, infielder
- Bill Stearns, pitcher
- Ted Sullivan, outfielder, manager
- Dizzy Sutherland, pitcher
- William Howard Taft, President
- John Thornton, pitcher
- Chick Tolson, infielder
- Fred Valentine, outfielder
- Woody Wagenhorst, infielder
- Howard Wall, infielder
- Frank Watt, pitcher
- Edward Bennett Williams, owner
- Dave Wills, infielder
- Jud Wilson, infielder, manager; Hall of Fame
- George Winkelman, pitcher/outfielder
- Bill Wise, pitcher
- Charles Witherow, pitcher
- Bill Wright, catcher
- Bill Yeatman, outfielder
- Ed Yewell, infielder
- Nick Young, manager, umpire, executive
- Otts Zahn, college coach
Educational institutions located here[edit]
- American University
- Anacostia High School
- Armstrong High School
- Cardozo High School
- Catholic University of America
- Eastern Senior High School
- Gallaudet University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Howard University
- McKinley Technology High School
- Mount Vernon Junior College
- National Defense University
- Phelps High School
- St. Albans School for Boys
- St. John's High School (Washington)
- Spingarn High School
- Theodore Roosevelt High School
- Trinity Washington University
- University of the District of Columbia
- Woodrow Wilson High School
- Woodward Prep
Further Reading[edit]
- Brett L. Abrams: Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C., McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2009.
- Michael Clair: "Six pieces of iconic baseball history to check out while you're in Washington for the All-Star Game", "Cut4", mlb.com, July 12, 2018. [1]
- Frederic J. Frommer: The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today: The Story of Baseball in the Nation's Capital, Taylor Trade Publishing, Lanham, MD, 2006. Re-edited in 2013 as You Gotta Have Heart: A History of Washington Baseball from 1859 to the 2012 National League East Champions. ISBN 978-1589798434
- Norman L. Macht: "Washington Nicknames", in Bob Brown, ed.: Monumental Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Capital Region, The National Pastime, SABR, Number 39, 2009, pp. 93-94.
- James C. Roberts: The Nationals past times: the history and new beginning of baseball in Washington, D.C, Triumph Books, Chicago, IL, 2005.
- James C. Roberts: Hardball on the Hill, Triumph Books, Chicago, IL, 2018. ISBN 978-1-8920-4926-1
- Brad Snyder: Beyond the Shadow of the Senators - The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
- Barry Svrluga: National Pastime: Sports, Politics, and the Return of Baseball to Washington, D.C, Doubleday, New York, NY, 2006.
- Douglass Wallop: The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, Norton, New York, NY, 1954.
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