This day in baseball: First Sunday game in D.C.
Posted: May 19, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, blue laws, Cleveland Indians, District of Columbia, Griffith Stadium, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports, United States Congress, Washington Senators Leave a commentThe first Sunday baseball game ever played in the nation’s capital took place on May 19, 1918, five days after Congress voted in favor of lifting the ban in Washington, D.C. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians, 1-0, in twelve innings in front of 15,352 fans at Griffith Stadium.
Griffith Stadium between 1909 and 1932 (Library of Congress)
This day in baseball: Abe Ribicoff seeks to establish National Baseball Day
Posted: May 11, 2022 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Abe Ribicoff, Abner Doubleday, Baseball, Congress, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, National Baseball Day, sports, United States Congress 2 CommentsOn May 11, 1950, Connecticut Senator Abe Ribicoff introduced a bill to Congress to designate June 26th “National Baseball Day,” in honor of the birthday of Major General Abner Doubleday. Doubleday, of course, was at one time credited with inventing the game of Baseball. Sadly, the bill was never approved by Congress.
