Washington Senators

Washington Senators

On September 22, 1909, McAleer went on to manage the Washington Senators (popularly known as the "Nationals"),[19][20] a team that had ceased to be competitive since the death of star hitter Ed Delahanty six years earlier.[21][22] The team fared little better under McAleer's management, finishing with a lackluster 66–85 record (seventh place) at the close of the 1910 season.[23] The high point of the season was a game in which McAleer initiated what became a baseball tradition. On April 14, 1910, he asked visiting President William Howard Taft to throw out the first ball of a season opener.[2] President Taft, an ardent fan of the game, readily agreed.[24] Baseball historians Donald Dewey and Nicholas Acocella noted that the game "almost put an end to the career" of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman, who "took a foul ball off the bat of Frank Baker directly in the head".[23] This contest also featured a one-hit performance by pitcher Walter Johnson, who led the Senators to a 3–0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.[23][25]
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