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1933 Washington Senators Season
The 1933 Washington Senators was a season in American baseball. They won 99 games, lost 53, and finished in first place in the American League. It was the third and final pennant of the franchise while based in Washington. The team was managed by Joe Cronin and played home games at Griffith Stadium. They lost the best-of-seven World Series in 5 games to the New York Giants. It would be the last time a Major League Baseball postseason series would be held in Washington until the 2012 season. The Senators franchise, which moved to Minneapolis–St. Paul after the season, has since won three American League pennants (1965; 1987; 1991) and two World Series (1987 and 1991) as the Minnesota Twins. The Series also marked the last time the nation's capital hosted a World Series game until the Washington Nationals -- spiritual successors to the Senators -- played in and ultimately won the 2019 World Series over the Houston Astros in seven games. Regular season Player-manager Cro ...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the leader of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. He built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended in victory shortly after he died in office. Born into the prominent Roosevelt family in Hyde Park, New York, he graduated from both Groton School and Harvard College, and attended Columbia Law Scho ...
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Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadium while a new stadium was being built. In 2008, they moved in to Nationals Park, located on South Capitol Street in the Southeast quadrant of D.C., near the Anacostia River. The Nationals are the eighth major league franchise to be based in Washington, D.C., and the first since 1971. The current franchise was founded in 1969 as the Montreal Expos as part of a four-team expansion. After a failed contraction plan, the Expos were purchased by MLB, which sought to relocate the team to a new city. Washington, D.C. was chosen in 2004, and the Nationals were established in 2005 as the first MLB franchise relocation since the third Washington Senators moved to Texas in 1971. While the team initially struggled after moving to Washington, the ...
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Jack Russell (baseball)
Jack Erwin Russell (October 24, 1905 – November 3, 1990) was a Major League Baseball player from 1926 to 1940 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Russell was mainly a pitcher and his career marks were 85 wins, 141 losses, and a 4.46 ERA. After his baseball career ended, Russell settled in Clearwater, Florida and was instrumental in raising money to build a baseball stadium, Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, which became the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... beginning in 1955 and continuing through 2003, when the team moved to Bright House Networks Field, also in Clearwater. Russell died November 3, 1990, in Clearwater, Florida. See ...
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Ray Prim
Raymond Lee Prim (December 30, 1906 – April 29, 1995), nicknamed "Pop", was an American pitcher who played Major League Baseball during the 1930s and 1940s. During his professional career, he also pitched for the Los Angeles Angels of the AAA-Class Pacific Coast League (PCL). In 2005, the PCL Hall of Fame elected Prim as a member. Throughout the years 1933 and 1946 he appeared, during six the prior mentioned years, in at least one Major League game. He played for the Washington Senators, for the Philadelphia Phillies, and for the Chicago Cubs while at the Major League level. While with the Cubs, Prim won the 1945 National League ERA title. Prim started one game in the 1945 World Series, appeared in another, and lost his only decision. In 116 Major League games, he won 22 games and lost 21 games and recorded 161 strikeouts. As a minor league player, Prim won 150 games and posted a career ERA of 3.00 in over 2,000 games. Early life Prim was born in Salitpa, Alabama, ...
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Alex McColl
Alexander Boyd McColl Red"(March 29, 1894 – February 6, 1991) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in and . McColl made his MLB debut at the age of 39, one of 8 pitchers in MLB history to debut at 39 or older. He played for 18 seasons in the minor leagues, never above Double-A, before making his major league debut. In his fifth career game, McColl recorded two perfect innings in Game 2 of the 1933 World Series The 1933 World Series was the championship series of the 1933 Major League Baseball season. The 30th edition of the World Series, it matched the National League (NL) pennant winner New York Giants and the American League (AL) pennant winner .... References External links 1894 births 1991 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Akron Tyrites players Americus Cardinals players Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players Chattanooga Lookouts managers Chattanooga Lookouts players ...
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Bill McAfee
William Fort McAfee, Jr. (September 7, 1907 – July 8, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher and politician. He played Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1934 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves, Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns. He appeared in 83 major league games, all but seven as a relief pitcher, and compiled a record of 10-4 with an ERA of 5.69. He had his best season in 1932 when he was the starting pitcher in five games and compiled a 6-1 record and 3.92 ERA for the Senators. McAfee had played college baseball for the University of Michigan from 1927 to 1929 and participated in the Michigan Wolverines baseball team's 13-game tour of Japan in the fall of 1929. He also played minor league baseball in the International League for the Reading Keystones, Newark Bears, Montreal Royals, and Rochester Red Wings. A native of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, McAfee later returned to his home state. He was elec ...
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Ed Linke
Edward Karl Linke (November 9, 1911 – June 21, 1988) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns. Linke was a good hitting pitcher, posting a .263 batting average (41-for-156) with 26 runs, 2 home runs, 17 RBI and 19 bases on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ... in 122 games. External links Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players St. Louis Browns players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Davenport Blue Sox players Chattanooga Lookouts players San Antonio Missions players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball players from Chicago 1911 births 1988 deaths ...
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Alvin Crowder
Alvin Floyd Crowder (January 11, 1899 – April 3, 1972), nicknamed "General", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eleven seasons in the American League with the Washington Senators, the St. Louis Browns, and the Detroit Tigers. In 402 career games, Crowder pitched 2344.1 innings and posted a win–loss record of 167–115, with 150 complete games, 16 shutouts, and a 4.12 earned run average (ERA). Early life Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Crowder served almost three years in the army during World War I, including assignments in the Philippines and 11 months with the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia. However, he never reached the rank of "General." His nickname, "General" Crowder, came from General Enoch Crowder, who designed the World War I draft lottery in the United States. Crowder learned to play baseball when he was a private in the Army. He had been shipped from Siberia to the Philippines and back again before a P ...
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Ed Chapman (baseball)
Edwin Volney "Ed" Chapman (November 28, 1905 – May 3, 2000) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... who played for the Washington Senators in . External links 1905 births 2000 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players Baseball players from Mississippi Scottdale Scotties players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ...
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John Campbell (baseball)
John Millard Campbell (September 13, 1907 – April 24, 1995) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for one season (1933) with the Washington Senators. For his career, he appeared in one game and pitched one inning, allowing an unearned run. An alumnus of the University of Alabama, he was born in Washington, D.C. and died in Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal Resort town, resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County, Florida, Volusia County near the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic coastline, its population ... at the age of 87. External links 1907 births 1995 deaths Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Washington, D.C. Birmingham Barons players Reading Keystones players Albany Senators players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Seat ...
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Bobby Burke
Robert James Burke (January 23, 1907 – February 8, 1971) was a pitcher for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. Burke helped the Senators win the 1933 American League Pennant. In 10 seasons Burke had a 38–46 win–loss record, appearing in 254 games, starting 88 of them, pitching 27 complete games, tossing 4 shutouts, finishing 93 games, earning 5 saves, 918 innings pitched, allowing 926 hits, allowing 506 runs (437 earned), surrendering 35 home runs, walking 360, striking our 299, hitting 24 batsmen, 16 wild pitches, facing 3,985 batters, 3 balks and a 4.28 ERA. On August 8, 1931, while with the Senators, Burke no-hit the Boston Red Sox 5–0 at Griffith Stadium. It was the last no-hitter by a Washington-area Major League Baseball team until Jordan Zimmermann on September 28, 2014. Burke died on February 8, 1971, aged 64. See also * List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Below is a list of Major League Baseball no-hitters, enumerating every no-hitter ...
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Cecil Travis
Cecil Howell Travis (August 8, 1913 – December 16, 2006) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a shortstop and third baseman for the Washington Senators from 1933 to 1947, losing four seasons to military service during World War II. He led the American League in hits in and his career batting average of .314 is a record for American League shortstops, and ranks third among all shortstops behind Honus Wagner (.327) and Arky Vaughan (.318). Biography Travis was born on a farm in Riverdale, Georgia, the youngest of ten children, and declined a scholarship to Georgia Tech in favor of a scholarship to a baseball training school. A left-handed batter, he broke in with the Senators in , getting five hits in his first game – joining Fred Clarke as the second player to do so – and batting .302 in 18 games at age 19. Prior to 2019, it was the last pennant-winning campaign by a Washington team, altho ...
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