Damn Senators: My Grandfather and the Story of Washington's Only World Series Championship

For decades, the Washington Senators were a disappointment to the presidents and ordinary people who flocked to Griffith Stadium to watch Walter Johnson, arguably the best pitcher of all time, "Goose" Goslin, one of the most feared hitters in baseball, and other great players labor year after year in vain. But then, in 1924, everything unexpectedly came together. Damn Senators tells the compelling story of how Washington managed to win the pennant and then triumph over the heavily favored New York Giants in one of the most exciting World Series in baseball history. In recreating this championship season. the author weaves in the story of his grandfather, the Senators' first baseman Joe Judge, renowned for his steady play on the field and later for serving as the prototype for Joe Hardy, the lead character in Douglas Wallop's novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, which became a successful stage play and movie under the title Damn Yankees. Damn Senators is filled with unforgettable portraits of baseball legends like the noble Walter Johnson; his friend Ty Cobb, the meanest player of the day; the Giants' "Little Napoleon," John McGraw; and of course the incomparable Babe Ruth. Mark Judge recreates a golden past. But with a new baseball franchise rumored to be coming back to the nation's capital, he may be taking us back to the future as well.


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