(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1901 1924 Washington Team Formation When the American League declared itself a major league in 1901, the new league moved the previous Western League’s Kansas City franchise to Washington, a city that had been abandoned by the National League a year earlier. The Washington club, like the old one, would be called the Senators. The …
Washington Senators (Rangers) Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1961 1971 Washington Senators Team Formation This new team adopted the old Senators name, but was (and still is) considered an expansion team since the Twins retained the old Senators’ records and history. The Senators and Angels began to fill their rosters with American League players in an expansion draft. The team played the 1961 …