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The Washington Senators were a Major League Baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. It was one of the American League 's eight charter franchises, founded in 1901 . The team relocated to the Twin Cities in 1961 , becoming the Minnesota Twins .
Ownership changed hands several times during the franchise's stay in Washington and was often plagued by poor decision-making and planning. Owner Elwood Richard Quesada once wondered why he needed to pay players who did not belong in the majors and later agreed to a ten-year lease at D.C. Stadium—a move that would come back to haunt the Senators.
The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, 35 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. 1962 was the first season in which the Senators played their home games at D.C. Stadium.
The 1971 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 63 wins and 96 losses (.396). This was the Senators' 11th and last season in Washington, D.C. ; they moved to Arlington, Texas , and became the Texas Rangers in 1972 .
Both teams participated in Major League Baseball's first ever expansion draft. The Senators used their first pick in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft to select pitcher Bobby Shantz from the New York Yankees (while the Angels picked Eli Grba). Grba wound up playing two-plus seasons for Los Angeles before returning to the minor leagues.
1965 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference; 1965 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com; Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3
The 1946 Washington Senators of Major League Baseball won 76 games, lost 78, and finished in fourth place in the American League. The 46th edition of the franchise was managed by Ossie Bluege and played its home games at Griffith Stadium, where it drew 1,027,216 fans, [1] fifth in the league and tenth-most among the 16 MLB clubs. It was the ...
The 1956 Washington Senators won 59 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Chuck Dressen and played home games at Griffith Stadium , where they attracted 431,647 spectators, eighth and last in AL attendance.