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 […]

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The Clark Griffith Monument

June 30, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 4 Comments

In 1956 a monument was dedicated to Clark Griffith outside old Griffith Stadium just months after the former owner of the team and stadium died. Â His passing was marked by every major newspaper, his funeral attended by every official of the game. Â He was recognized as a giant of the game whose place in Cooperstown […]

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