There were two Washington Senators Baseball teams. The first Washington Senators existed between 1901 -1960 then moved to Minnesota and became the Twins.
Another Washington Senators team was established in 1961 to replace the franchise that moved to Minnesota. This Washington Senators team moved to Texas, and in 1972 became the Texas Rangers.
For the 1961 Washington Senators, catcher Gene Green led the team with 18 home runs, right fielder Gene Woodling led the team with a .313 batting average, right hander Bennie Daniels led the pitching staff with 12 wins, and right hander Dick Donovan led the team, and the American League, in ERA at 2.40.
Click on the "1961 Washington Senators Roster" link below to see the entire roster of the 1961 Senators.
Yes, but it's been a while.
The only World Series title for this city was in 1924.
That team eventually moved to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
A second team for Washington, also called the Senators, eventually moved to Texas.
There was on Washington Senators team in Major League baseball in 1987..The original Senators fanchise had already moved to Minnesota by then, and the expansion Senators moved to Texas in 1972. The current Washington team, the Nationals, franchise was in Montreal prior to moving to Washington a couple of years ago.
The Washington Senators, then the Montreal Expos, then the Washington Nationals.
WS2 is used in connection with the 2nd Washington Senators who were an expansion team formed after the original Senators relocated to Minnesota. WS2 existed from 1961-71 before relocating to become the Texas Rangers.
The original Washington Senators left the city after the 1960 season for Minneapolis. Baseball expanded in 1961 and created a new Senators team for Washington. In 1972 the new Senators left Washington for Arlington, Texas.
[Arlington, Texas]....Actually, that's not true. The Texas Rangers were originally the Washington Senators, based in Washington, D.C. and moved to Arlington in 1971 as the result of league expansion.
Originally the Washington Senators... currently the Washington NationalsThe Washington Nationals are the baseball team for Washington D.C.
Washington Senators
There were two Washington Senators baseball teams. The first Washington Senators existed between 1901 -1960 then moved to Minnesota and became the Minnesota Twins.Another Washington Senators team was established in 1961 to replace the franchise that moved to Minnesota. This Washington Senators team moved to Texas, and in 1972 became the Texas Rangers.
That was the first baseball game I ever attended. President Richard Nixon was in attendance. It was also the only year the expansion Senators had a winning record.
The original Washington Senators baseball team existed between 1901 -1960 then moved to Minnesota and became the Twins.Another Washington Senators team was established in 1961 to replace the franchise that moved to Minnesota. This Washington Senators team moved to Texas, and in 1972 became the Texas Rangers.
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Al Schackt was a for professional baseball player for the Washington Senators.