Washington Nationals
From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection containing tens of thousands of artifacts, our curators have created each team’s Starting Nine by hand-picking nine must-see pieces for each of the 30 MLB teams. This limited-time list is the perfect introduction to the Museum for every Washington Nationals fan. Don’t wait to make your visit to Cooperstown to take the Hall of Fame Starting Nine challenge.
Dennis MartÍnez: Perfect Game Jersey
Wearing this Montreal jersey on July 28, 1991, Dennis Martínez pitched the first perfect game in the history of the Expos/Nationals franchise. The 2-0 victory over the Dodgers in Los Angeles made the native of Nicaragua the first foreign-born pitcher to toss a big league perfecto.
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Bryce Harper: Three-Homer Game Bat
Wielding this bat, Washington outfielder Bryce Harper hit three home runs to lead the Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins, May 6, 2015. At the age of 22, Harper became the youngest player to hit three homers in a game since Joe Lahoud of the Red Sox in 1969.
Whole New Ballgame
Pete Rose: Record-Breaking Cap
On June 29, 1984, over two decades before the Expos moved to Washington, D.C. to become the Nationals, Pete Rose wore this Montreal cap when he played in his 3,309th career game, breaking the big league record held by Boston Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski.
One For The Books
Max Scherzer: 20-Strikeout Game Ball
Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer handled the Detroit Tigers batters and this ball with ease on May 11, 2016. Throwing 96 of 119 pitches for strikes, “Mad Max” whiffed 20 batters en route to a 3-2 complete-game victory.
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Walter Johnson: Old Senators Uniform
While today’s Washington Nationals feature some of the game’s most dominant pitchers, none have had a career quite like that of Walter Johnson, star of the old Washington Senators (now the Minnesota Twins). The author of 3,509 strikeouts, 110 career shutouts and 417 career wins, “The Big Train” wore this uniform near the end of his 21 years with the club.
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Stephen Strasburg: World Series MVP Jersey
With his club down three games to two in the 2019 World Series, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg donned this jersey for Game 6. The 2019 league leader in wins (18) and innings pitched (209) came through in the clutch, winning 7-2, to force a deciding seventh game.
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Juan Soto: Rookie Season Jersey
Juan Soto wore this jersey during his stellar 2018 rookie season with the Nationals. In 116 games, the Dominican native blasted 22 homers, notched 70 RBI and finished second for NL Rookie of the Year honors. Soto’s sophomore season didn’t disappoint, as he was a major factor in the Nationals run to their first World Championship title.
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Howie Kendrick: World Series Home Run Ball
In Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, Washington DH Howie Kendrick reversed the contest’s momentum when he knocked this ball off the right field foul pole in the seventh inning for a two-run homer, giving the Nationals a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish.
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Gary Carter: Hall of Fame Plaque
Gary Carter’s Hall of Fame plaque features the beloved catcher wearing the cap of the Montreal Expos, the club now known as the Washington Nationals. In a dozen seasons with Montreal (1974-1984, 1992), Carter remains the only member of the Expos with at least 1,500 games played and an OPS over .750.
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