2010 Event In the U.S., Senators from the Republican Party adopt a bill to ban earmarks, a process of setting aside money in bills for specific purposes specified by legislators 2003 Event Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4 games to 3 1996 Event Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 1996 Event Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup Champs New Jersey Devils from playoff 1994 Event St. Louis Blues beat Ottawa Senators 11-1 1993 Event Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses 1992 Event Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft 1991 Event NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators 1976 Birthday Radek Bonk, Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czechoslovakia 1975 Birthday Stanislav Neckar, Pisek CZ, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators,Gold Meda 1998 Olympics 1975 Event Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate 1975 Birthday Alexandre Daigle, Montreal, NHL center, Ottawa Senators 1974 Birthday Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues 1973 Birthday Alexei Yashin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL center, Ottawa Senators 1972 Birthday Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Birthday Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1971 Event Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators, play 20 innings 1971 Birthday Mike Bales, Saskatoon, NHL goalie, Ottawa Senators 1971 Event Oakland A's beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings 1971 Event Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark 1971 Birthday Jaroslav Modry, Ceske-budejovice C, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1970 Event Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2 1970 Event Senators beat Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings 1970 Birthday Janne Laukenen, Lahti FIN, NHL defenseman, Senators, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1970 Birthday Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1970 Birthday Scott Levins, Spokane, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1970 Birthday Rob Gaudreau, Lincoln, NHL center, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Russia, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics 1969 Event Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1 1969 Birthday Damian Rhodes, St. Paul, NHL goalie, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday David Archibald, born in Chilliwack, NHL center, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Dennis Vial, born in Sault Ste-Marie, California, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1969 Event Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4 1969 Birthday Shawn McEachern, Waltham, Massachusetts, NHL forward, Boston Bruins, Senators 1969 Event Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators 1969 Death Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at 72 1967 Birthday Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1967 Event Washington Senators beat Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings 1965 Event Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH 1965 Birthday Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1964 Birthday Frank Musil, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1963 Event Harmon Killebrew (Twins) home runs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH 1962 Birthday Chris Dahlquist, Fridley, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1961 Event Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1961 Birthday Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1961 Event New Washington Senators loses 1st regular-season game 4-3 to White Sox 1960 Event Washington Senators joins American League 1960 Birthday Janice Harrer, Torrance California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-1989, 1996 Senators 1960 Event AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in LA and Washington D.C. for 1961 1959 Event Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise 1959 Event Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings 1959 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators) 1958 Event Calvin Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn 1957 Event Chicago White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Washington Senators, 6-0 1957 Event White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Senators 6-0 1957 Event White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 home runs to beat Washington Senators 8-6 1956 Event AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners 1955 Event Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season 1955 Event Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 1952 Event Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0 1950 Event St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators 1949 Event Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 home runs to beat Senators, 7-5 1947 Event Philadelphia A's Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0 1947 Event Yankees beat Senators 3-1 starting a 19 game win streak 1946 Death Walter Johnson, great pitcher for the Washington Senators, dies at 59 1946 Event 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1) 1945 Event Bert Shepard (1 legged WW II vet) tries out as a pitcher for Senators 1943 Event Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 minutes), White Sox beat Senators 1941 Event 1st night game at Washington D.C., Griffith stadium (Yankees 6, Senators 5) 1941 Event New York Yankees nip Washington Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium 1940 Event Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race 1934 Event Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game 1934 Event New Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Red Sox 6-5 1933 Event New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series 1933 Event New York Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0 1932 Event Clark Griffith announces Walter Johnson will be manager of Senators 1929 Birthday Jimmy Piersall, baseball player, Red Sox, Senators, Indians 1928 Event Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators 1927 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games and 2 ties 1926 Event 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7 1925 Event 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 1925 Event Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series 1924 Event Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 1924 Event Senators clinch pennant, finishing 2 games in front of Yankees 1924 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games 1924 Event Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators) 1923 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edm Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games 1923 Event Stanley Cup: Ott Senators beat Vanc Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 1 1923 Event NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in 2 1922 Event NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St. Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games 1921 Event NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games 1921 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1920 Event Yankees score 14 in 5th inning and beat Washington Senators, 17-0 1920 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1920 Event NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators 1919 Event Yankees and Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 1919 Event Yankees' Jack Quinn and Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie 1919 Event NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie 1919 Event Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals 1918 Event Washington 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings 1917 Event NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands 1915 Event Stanley Cup: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Ottawa Senators 1913 Event 17th amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified 1913 Event 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote 1913 Event President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1 1913 Event 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified 1911 Event Clark Griffith is named manager of Washington Senators 1911 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4 1911 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ont), 7-4 1910 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1 1910 Event Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910) 1910 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games 1909 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Wanderers, 8-3 1907 Event Philadelphia A's Rube Vickers no-hits Washington Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game 1906 Birthday Joe Cronin, baseball, Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL President 1906 Event Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators 1905 Event Senators execute a triple-play and beat Yankees 4-3 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St. and Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Washington Senators, 6-2 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2 1903 Event New York Highlanders (Yankees) 1st game, Senators win 3-1 before 11,950 1901 Event Indians score 9 runs after 2 outs in 9th to beat Senators 14-13 1867 Event Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game 1861 Event Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign 1789 Event 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)
