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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 .
The first professional baseball teams and leagues were formed in the late 19th century and several were based in Washington, D.C. Many early teams used the names "Nationals" and "Senators" but were otherwise unrelated. The National Base Ball Club of Washington, DC. (1867) The National Association Washington Olympics (1871–1872)
The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's first expansion franchises. The club was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1961 to replace the recently departed Washington Senators who moved to Minnesota as the Minnesota Twins .
Three Major League baseball franchises have been named the "Washington Senators": Washington Senators managers (1891 – 1899) - Managers of defunct National League team; Washington Senators managers (1901 – 1960) - Managers of American League team that became the Minnesota Twins
No NL or AL team would go defunct or relocate until the relocation of the Boston Braves to Milwaukee following the 1952 season. Several teams moved over the next twenty years, often to the Southern or Western United States, with the last such move taking place in 1971 when the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers.
Jackie Robinson’s #42 has been retired by every team in MLB, due to him breaking the color barrier in baseball. Gil Hodges' #14 was retired by the Mets and Dodgers. Willie Mays' #24 was retired by the Giants and Mets. Excluding Jackie Robinson, only Frank Robinson and Nolan Ryan have had their number(s) retired by three teams.
The Kansas City Blues moved to Washington D.C. to play as the Senators. Another major league competitor was the Federal League (FL) (1914–1915). However, none of its teams joined either the NL or AL after it disbanded.
Washington Senators (1912) played in the short-lived United States Baseball League; Washington Senators (1901–1960), an American League team that became the Minnesota Twins; Washington Senators (1961–1971), an American League team that became the Texas Rangers; Washington Nationals (disambiguation), other baseball teams based in Washington ...