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Daniels, a regular starter for the expansion Senators of the early 1960s, received little support, but was 12-11 for the last-place 1961 team. The next year he became the first pitcher to win a game at D.C. (now RFK) Stadium. (FK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 13, 1961: In the first of two with the Senators, Roger Maris belts his 44th homer to tie Mickey Mantle. An inning later, Mantle, hits a Bennie Daniels offering for his 45th, but that's all Daniels allows, winning 12–2. Maris adds his 45th homer in the 1st inning in game two as the Yanks win, 9–4. » April 9, 1962: President John F. Kennedy throws out the first ball to open the 1962 baseball season at new District of Columbia Stadium. Despite rain, a record Washington crowd of 42,143 shows up to see Bennie Daniels stop Detroit with a 5-hit, 4–1 win in the new park. This is a switch for Daniels, who had lost the last games played at both Ebbets Field, in 1957, and Griffith Stadium, last year. » September 6, 1963: Baseball historian Lee Allen says the Indians-Senators game is the 100,000th in ML history. Bennie Daniels celebrates by beating the Tribe 7–2.