The Washington Senators were a 19th-century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals. The team played at Boundary Field.
The team started out in the American Association as the Washington Statesmen in 1891. The American Association folded after that season, and the team was purchased by J. Earl Wagner, who would own the team for the remainder of its existence. The Statesmen moved to the National League for the 1892 season, becoming the Senators. When the NL contracted from twelve teams to eight after the 1899 season, the Senators were one of the teams eliminated.
The Senators did not fare well in their nine years as a franchise, which might have been the reason they were contracted. Washington never had a winning season and compiled a winning percentage of 0.366. Among their more famous players were Deacon McGuire and Hall of FamerJim O'Rourke.
After a one-year hiatus, the Senators returned, but they were no longer the same franchise that played at Boundary Field. In fact the Original Senators were the first of three teams, all called the Washington Senators, and were in the Capital continuously until the third Senators franchise left to become the Texas Rangers. The second had left the city in 1960 becoming the Minnesota Twins and were followed immediately by a new expansion team of the same name, ultimately leaving for Texas in 1971. Baseball returned to the Capital in 2005 when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals. The "Washington Senators" name was still owned by the Texas Rangers, so organizers sought other options. Washington, D.C., mayor Anthony A. Williams supported the name "Washington Grays," in honor of the Negro-league team the Homestead Grays (1929–1950), which had been based in Pittsburgh, but played many of their home games in Washington. In the end, the team owners chose the name "Washington Nationals," which had been the official name of the American League's Washington Senators from 1905 to 1955.
washington, senators, 1891, 1899, 1901, 1960, american, league, washington, senators, history, washington, senators, 1901, 1960, current, washington, nationals, washington, nationals, 1961, 1971, american, league, washington, senators, texas, rangers, baseball. For the 1901 1960 American League Washington Senators see History of the Washington Senators 1901 1960 For the current Washington Nationals see Washington Nationals For the 1961 1971 American League Washington Senators see Texas Rangers baseball For other uses see Washington Senators The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals The team played at Boundary Field Washington SenatorsYears 1891 1899Washington Senators 1895Based in Washington D C Major league affiliationsNational League 1892 1899 American Association 1891 BallparkBoundary FieldPast namesWashington Senators 1892 1899 Washington Statesmen 1891 Team was also periodically referred to as the Washington NationalsOwnersJ Earl Wagner 1892 1899 ManagersArthur Irwin 1898 1899 Deacon McGuire 1898 Jack Doyle 1898 Tom Brown 1897 1898 Gus Schmelz 1894 1897 Jim O Rourke 1893 Danny Richardson 1892 Arthur Irwin 1892 Billy Barnie 1892 Sandy Griffin 1891 Dan Shannon 1891 Pop Snyder 1891 Sam Trott 1891 Major league titlesNational League pennants 0 American Association pennants 0The team started out in the American Association as the Washington Statesmen in 1891 The American Association folded after that season and the team was purchased by J Earl Wagner who would own the team for the remainder of its existence The Statesmen moved to the National League for the 1892 season becoming the Senators When the NL contracted from twelve teams to eight after the 1899 season the Senators were one of the teams eliminated The Senators did not fare well in their nine years as a franchise which might have been the reason they were contracted Washington never had a winning season and compiled a winning percentage of 0 366 Among their more famous players were Deacon McGuire and Hall of Famer Jim O Rourke After a one year hiatus the Senators returned but they were no longer the same franchise that played at Boundary Field In fact the Original Senators were the first of three teams all called the Washington Senators and were in the Capital continuously until the third Senators franchise left to become the Texas Rangers The second had left the city in 1960 becoming the Minnesota Twins and were followed immediately by a new expansion team of the same name ultimately leaving for Texas in 1971 Baseball returned to the Capital in 2005 when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals The Washington Senators name was still owned by the Texas Rangers so organizers sought other options Washington D C mayor Anthony A Williams supported the name Washington Grays in honor of the Negro league team the Homestead Grays 1929 1950 which had been based in Pittsburgh but played many of their home games in Washington In the end the team owners chose the name Washington Nationals which had been the official name of the American League s Washington Senators from 1905 to 1955 Baseball Hall of Famers editWashington Senators Hall of FamersInductee Position Tenure InductedRoger Bresnahan C OF 1897 1945Jim O Rourke OF Manager 1893 1945See also editList of Washington Senators 1891 1899 managers Washington Senators 1891 1899 all time rosterExternal links editTeam index page at Baseball Reference nbsp This article about a baseball team in Washington D C is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington Senators 1891 1899 amp oldid 1153795753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
