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pitcher for the Democrats in 2010 was 63-year-old Joe Baca (D–CA). Following the 1909 event, the game was not played or no information related to the game could be found, for 26 of the next 52 years.2 Since 1962, the game has been sponsored by Roll Call and played annually without interruption. The attire for the game has been something less than traditional and has changed over the years. In a game in the late 1920s, each player wore a sash on whichwaswritten the name of their polit- ical party. In 1933, Rep. John D. Clark, from a rural part of New York, partici- pated in the game wearing linen overalls WINTER 2012 Figure 1. Putting his body on the line for a cherished congressional tradition, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) recovers the ball and throws the runner out at first base during the 2011 Congressional BaseballGame, July 14, 2011. and a farm hat.3 For many years, partici- pants wore uniforms of Washington's major league team, the Senators. However, in 1972, following the depar- ture of the Senators, the players began the practice ofwearing the uniforms ofmajor or minor league teams from their district or state.4 Occasionally, the game broke from baseball tradition and included cheerleaders. In 1963, cheerleaders for the Democrats wore a large "D", while those supporting the Republicans wore pink elephant emblems. Over the years, the game has been played at several sites in theWashington, D.C. area. The games of 1909 through 1926 were played at American League Park; 1932 through 1957 at Griffith Stadium; 1962 through 1972 at Robert F. Kennedy (R.F.K.) Stadium (this facility was initially namedD.C. Stadiumin 1962, when it opened, and renamed R.F.K. THE CAPITOL DOME 3