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List of Washington Senators seasons may refer to: List of Minnesota Twins seasons , which includes the seasons of the original Washington Senators (1901–1960) before they moved to Minnesota for the 1961 season
S indicates that a state was split between the two major parties and did not elect either party more than 60 percent of the time. A * sign indicates that a state elected that party at least 80 percent of the time. No * sign indicates that the state elected that party between 60 and 80 percent of the time.
United States Senate Calendars and Schedules; Senate Manual via GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office) Works by United States Senate at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Chart of all U.S. Senate seat-holders, by state, 1978–present, via Texas Tech University; Works by or about United States Senate at the Internet Archive
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Senators have been directly elected by state-wide popular vote since the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913. A senate term is six years with no term limit. Every two years a third of the seats are up for election.
In the first game in franchise history, the "Presidential Opener" then held every year in Washington, the Senators were defeated by the Chicago White Sox, 4–3, on Monday, April 10, 1961. With leadoff man Coot Veal getting its first-ever hit (an infield single ) in the first inning , Washington jumped out to a quick 2–0 advantage and led 3 ...
Each state is allotted two U.S. Senators elected to staggered six-year terms, which were originally selected by the state legislature. The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years.
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.
June 11, 1954: Sonny Dixon was traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Gus Keriazakos. [4] June 18, 1954: Harmon Killebrew was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Senators. [5] August 7, 1954: Jim Pearce was purchased from the Senators by the Cincinnati Redlegs. [6]