Top of page

Rare Film: Washington Senators Win the 1924 World Series

Posted by: Michelle Rago

Share this post:

The Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros will play Game One of the World Series tonight in Houston. Check out this rare footage, found in a garage, of the Washington Senators winning the 1924 World Series over the New York Giants in a Game Seven that went 12 innings!

This film is now part of the Library’s collections. Remember, the Library of Congress is the Nation’s Library, but blog authors do have opinions. Go Nats! Stay in the fight! Here’s hoping for a great Series.

Comments (7)

  1. Frank Moore says:

    Many thanks for this incredible moment in American baseball history.

  2. Betty Hill says:

    This was wonderful. It should be widely shared.

  3. Straton Spyropoulos says:

    Thanks for sharing this. I’m a lifelong D.C. baseball fan. I revere Walter Johnson, perhaps in small part because I went to Walter Johnson High School (class of 1974).

  4. Cheryl Galowitch says:

    How wonderful that this had been preserved and found! Thanks for sharing.

  5. Richard King says:

    I was impressed by the quality, particular the definition, of the film. Thanis

    Richard H. King

  6. Jonathan Wilson from Canada says:

    That was fun to watch. Next year will be 100 years for these champs. Washington lost its team in 1960 to Minnesota, which is my favourite team now. My old favourite team, Montreal, lost its Expos to Washington in 2004.

  7. Val Kehl says:

    Great video! Sadly, there are at least two errors in the accompanying narrative: (1) the “Mogridge pitches for Washington” video does not depict George Mogridge, who was a lefty. The pitcher shown is either Warren “Curly” Ogden, who started the game, or relief pitcher Fred “Firpo” Marberry, and (2) Earl McNeely’s last name is incorrectly spelled McNeeley for the video of him knocking in the winning run.

Add a Comment

This blog is governed by the general rules of respectful civil discourse. You are fully responsible for everything that you post. The content of all comments is released into the public domain unless clearly stated otherwise. The Library of Congress does not control the content posted. Nevertheless, the Library of Congress may monitor any user-generated content as it chooses and reserves the right to remove content for any reason whatever, without consent. Gratuitous links to sites are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments. We further reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to remove a user's privilege to post content on the Library site. Read our Comment and Posting Policy.


Required fields are indicated with an * asterisk.