Roger Peckinpaugh, Joe Cronin…Ian Desmond?
March 11, 2014 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
During the two decades when the Washington Nationals fielded quality Major League teams (1912-1933), the infield was invariably anchored by excellent shortstop. Clark Griffith, as manager and owner of the team during those years, valued the gritty ballplayer who could do it all and his on-the-field leaders included such great players as George McBride, Roger […]
100 Years Ago Today
December 11, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 1 Comment
In early December 1911, Washington Nationals president Tom Noyes welcomed his new manager Clark Griffith to town for the first time. Griffith was given a posh new office in the Southern building and no sooner had he looked over his new digs, than he was off to the winter meetings to hunt for talent during […]
