Imagine scratching your head at ball game and no one calls you out for it until nearly a century later.

Where's Joe West??

It somehow looks like there was a million people at that game.

Clearly the whirly bird increases the pitch velocity three fold.

My grandpa (7 years old at the time) was at Game 1, when the Big Train threw a 12 inning complete game, but the Nats lost. Apparently at Griffith Stadium back then kids could get in for half price (about $1.25 according to my grandpa) with a paying adult. So my grandpa and his brother found some adults and offered to wait in line for them for food and cigars if they let them go in with them. He didn't go to Game 7 (one of his biggest regrets) but did go to games in the 1925 and 1933 World Series (Nats lost both of those). The rest of his life he dreamed to see another World Series... then the Senators were unjustly moved to Minnesota in 1961 and Texas in 1971. He thought he'd never see his dream come true. He died midway through last season at age 102, just a few months shy of seeing the first World Series won in this city since this video. But the happiest I ever saw him was when baseball returned to Washington in 2005. 34 years without a team here, he never gave up, never picked another team. Not to mention from 1934 to 1971 (when the Senators left town for good) they were so bad that they literally had more 100 loss seasons than winning seasons. The first game we went to together in 2005, when he saw baseball back in his city, with MLB players wearing "DC" on their jerseys, was the first time I ever saw him cry. The only other time was in 2012, when the Nats clinched the first playoff appearance in DC in 79 years. I went to his grave today (Father's Day) and left a WS rally towel. From the excitement of 1924 to winning it all in 2019... this one's for you Grandpa.

This is game 7. Walter Johnson on 1 day rest pitched came in relief and pitched them out of the jam you see after the triple in the 9th and held them 10th 11th and 12th. He was able to scratch himself to first on an error leading to the final hit. He was on first as the winning run was scored. Legendary stuff!

Man the things I would give to be able to experience a 1920's ballgame

The guys who made suits and hats are making a killing back in the day, at least 50,000 sales in that stadium alone

Hats off to New Jersey native and eventual Hall if Famer Leon “Goose” Gosling who hit three home runs,drove in seven runs and hit .344 in this Series. He also collected six straight hits for a Series record he held for 66 years.

The guy jumping at the end was no other than Walter "Jumpy" Masterson who was known for hitting the ball, taking three step stride, and making it to 1st on a single leap.

The last time DC would see a World Series title until the Nats won it all last year - a span of 95 years.

What and epic series! On a more serious note, so cool that Walter Johnson, one of the all time great pitchers and great people in the game, and a longtime member of a Senators team that had been a basement dweller for much of his career, FINALLY got to win a world championship at the age of 36.

Gold medal at the Olympics with that jump - guy was on turbo boost

The home run was hit by Hall of Fame manager Bucky Harris. It's the only home run hit that game. The Giants were so incredulous about the game-tying single at 1:27 likely because it was a ground ball that bounced over the head of third baseman Freddie Lindstrom. The popup actually came in the ninth inning. Lindstrom popped up before Frank Frisch tripled with one out. It's a damned shame the footage of the walk-off single wasn't any clearer because then we could have seen that the ball bounced over Lindstrom's head for the second time in the game. Good times!

That ball boy probably got thrown at next pitch.

I think it’s really valuable to see a major leaguer from the 20s jump like that to show that even though the game was different and the athleticism was different, these weren’t pushovers out there. These were professional athletes and if a random didn’t make the majors baseball player from today were put into the league back then, they’d be up against very serious competition and most of us would look REALLY bad. Because we are really bad.

The third baseman who caught the pop-up at 1:42 is Ossie Bluege. He also scouted Harmon Killebrew in 1954, which is huge.

There is a play-by-play account of this game on Retrosheet. To give you a quick summary, though, Washington took a 1-0 lead on Bucky Harris' solo home run in the bottom of the third inning. New York scored three runs in the top of the sixth courtesy of two hits and two Washington errors. Washington tied the game 3-3 with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning when Bucky Harris drove in two runs on a bases-loaded single. Walter Johnson came in as a relief pitcher in the top of the ninth inning. In the ninth inning the film clip shows Freddie Lindstrom popping up to third base followed by a triple from Frankie Frisch. He was stranded at third base. The Giants also got hits in the 10th and 12th innings but failed to score. The Giants scored the winning run in the bottom of the 12 on two doubles. Washington's Muddy Ruel is shown scoring the Series-winning run. One other thing: The pitcher with the quirky windup was New York starter Virgil Barnes. He pitched 7-2/3 innings of Game #7.

Yea I’ll take a side of the Benny Hill music with that hilarious base running.

That blur of excitement was the best part lol

Fast forward to present day and DC's baseball team are the [defending] champions again. Not a Nats fan, but I think the timing of this is kind of cool.

Accidentally clicked on the notification, I don’t regret that

I would have hated facing Walter Johnson as a righty. Would have been so tough to pick up the ball from that arm slot.

LOVE the super old school break down! More of these please! Also, audience reactions, commentary always kills me! Keep it up, yo!

I remember reading the player scoring the winning run was a very slow runner and it seemed like an eternity for him to reach home plate.

I believe the pitcher is Walter Johnson and he threw high 90s

Can't imagine how insane that crowd must have been with the winning hit

have you seen the high def footage with sound of the babe & lou gehrig taking batting practice?

Man, I’m in bed right now with the flu and these old baseball videos are really lifting my spirits.

Dude, please oh please give us more of these.... you are so fucking funny!

That last bit....."1924.....Good times" lmao, thank you for that!

Love these old breakdown!

We need more of these.

Imagine being Julio Franco and winning a World Series in your rookie year on a walkoff in the 12th.

No social distancing in the outfield seats. They're packed in like a can of sardines!

My great uncle played for the Senators this year…. Mule Shirley

This is the first time I’ve watched my team’s first franchise World Series championship on film! Such a diehard Twins fan that I wish those games were fully recorded for us to watch. Would kill to hear 1920s baseball commentary!

You hit the nail on the head, there is absolutely nothing more satisfying than watching a player round the bases. Watching a triple is like magic, unless it's Prince Fielder or Benji Molina, then it's like watching an overloaded pickup at top speed with a wobbly wheel.

the freeze frame shot of the bat boy with his hand up should be a t shirt that would look sick

You forgot to talk about how Bartolo Colon started this game for the Senators.

This was the Senators' first and only World Championship.

I love old baseball

I think if someone had to name all 45 (really 44) U.S. presidents Calvin Coolidge would be that last one they have trouble remembering. Like the Padres of presidents.

Is this the one that ended with the ball skipping off a pebble away from the infielder allowing the winning run to score?

Bring the whirlybird windup back!

I adore these old videos

The guy who hit the triple was hall of famer Frankie Frisch! Like so others can see

Muddy Ruel scored the winning run from second base. Ruel was allegedly the slowest man in baseball in 1924, so it was nerve-wracking for Washington fans to see him try to score from second base on that play (a hit by Earl McNeely).

Idk know if you’ve done this one yet but can you do Delmon young’s go ahead double in the 2014 ALDS it all we have as an orioles fan now

The roaring 20s were a hoot

Damn look how many people are there, that’s crazy

"Nineteen twenty four... good times!" Hey Jomboy, I got one word for ya, just one word - "PROHIBITION". Ok... maybe also "speakeasies". So two words, then. And "flappers", did I mention "flappers"? They were the cat's pajamas. The bees' knees.

Man if time travel existed that would be ony list of things to do, go see an old ball game

Can you breakdown some Wilie Mays video clips?

Walter Johnson was one of the hardest throwers ever.

96yrs ago crazy

Jomboy can you break down Pedro Guerrero firing the bat at David Cone in 1988?

It’s funny I don’t even watch baseball but I love your vids

I don’t think I see the area behind the pitcher in the outfield being “blacked out”...that seems like that would be hard to pick up the pitch

That ball boy wanted to give a high five. It's hard to believe that it took so many years to acquire that custom.

That stand up tripple tho...

The catcher was in a high crouch because he wanted the pitch up. Remember back then umps called the high strike so it wasn't unusual to see a catcher almost standing up. If they wanted the pitch down then they would crouch. Had nothing to do with velocity. There were pitchers even back then that could throw in the 90's with Walter Johnson being close to 100.

That actually looked like a fun game!

Just think, the first radio broadcast of an MLB game came just 3 years before this World Series!

And then they got their paycheck of one hot dog

“Good job, mister! Good job, mister!”

Walter Johnson was expected to retire a year before, but he continued on and won the MVP this year in 1924 and his first WS

Walter Johnson was maybe the GOAT but he played for the Senators so this was his only World Series. He was considered a giant on the mound at 6'1 and 200 lbs. People were smaller then but scrappy.

So human excitement hasn’t changed in 100 years lol

Oh shiiiit! D.C. BASEBALL TIME!

god damn this could be your best video

I was there. Left early though. Always regretted it.

Old baseball is so adorable

Old school!

Larry Hilbert watching this video: “Wait Billy told me Lindstrom hit a game winning double after this, where’s his double???”

Who is the Jason Giambi teammate on this team?

How about a breakdown about the game Kershaw threw the ball to the dugout after spiking it?

Idk why there’s more celebrations like this aren’t more regular

damn, they were fast back then

You should try doing a kbo breakdown

Noooo im pretty sure that batboy was like “YAAAA!!! LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO!”

No comment about Silent Cal?

All the base runners nicknames were “Crazy Legs”.

Satchel Paige used the windmill windup. He threw aspirin tablets. That windup didn't disappear until the mid 50s.

You can easily catch a chapman slider like that. It might be easier to stand up and catch that. According to baseball historians the average fastball in 1920 was 86-89. Compared to 91-93 today. So its not all that far off

Turned out not to be the last time people stormed the Senators' home field.

Why is Paul O’Neill at this game 1:22

Didn’t know they broadcasted games back then lmao

Yep, throwing not quite as hard as the guys today, but Walter Johnson, pitching sidearm, is estimated to have been throwing at least 91 - 92mph, and some estimate higher that that. But... that ball was not replaced every 2 or 3 pitches like modern baseball. It was stained with tobacco juice, spit, dirt and whatever else the pitcher could smear onto it. On top of that it was often slightly egg-shaped from the constant hitting and mistreatment. These factors made the ball much harder to see and a lot more random movement in flight. I doubt modern players would be able to hit these constant junk-balls real well without adjusting their technique first. The "Whirly-bird" windup you ridicule is also important to (some) pitchers of that era. Pitching 300+ innings per year, and sometimes starting on back-to-back days meant a lot of tired and stressed arms. The whirly-bird method helped to keep pitchers loose and limber since there were not multiple relievers waiting to come into the game to bail them out. The standing catcher technique too is for a real reason... ever try catching with a pre-WWII catchers mitt? I have, and it's damn-near impossible unless the mitt is held right in front of your chest. Why? Catchers mitts of that era had no hinge, meaning they could not really be squeezed closed real well. Instead it was more like stopping the baseball with a handheld-pillow. In order to ensure the ball landed squarely in the middle you have to align yourself dead-on to the approaching ball. Reaching means the ball does not hit the mitt square and risks bouncing off in a different direction. Keep in mind too, that ball being thrown is brown-stained and difficult to see, so squaring up to it is a vital skill for a catcher of that era. Catchers of the modern era have to deal with 5-10 mph additional speed, but at least they get a pristinely-white baseball to see and at least that baseball flies in a consistent manner!

You should do Chris Chambliss's walk off in 1976!

Give them a little 23 skidoo

Bruh that man jumped a mile goddamn

Everybody ran with their arms to their sides!!! 🤷‍♂️ 🤣

You watch this and wonder how the hell this caught on.....

How deep was that center field wall? It looked like it went on forever.

"Good times"

Awesome

Coolidge looked stoked. Or stroked...

Do the brewers 1982 pennant

1920 minnesota twins