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Washington Senators (Twins) Team History

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Washington Senators




  • 1901
  • 1924
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    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 Senators began their history as a consistently losing team, at ...
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    World Series Winner 1924

    In the 1924 World Series, the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games. The Giants became the first team to play in four consecutive World Series, winning in 1921 – 1922 and losing in 1923 – 1924. Their long-time manager, John McGraw, made his ninth and final World Series appearance in 1924. This was the second extra-inning ...
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History of the Senators

The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's eight charter franchises. Now known as the Minnesota Twins, the club was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1901 as the Washington Senators.

The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League’s eight charter franchises. The club was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1901 by the Washington Senators. In 1905, the team changed its official name to the Washington Nationals. The name “Nationals” appeared on the uniforms for only two seasons and was then replaced with the “W” logo for the next 52 years. However, the names “Senators”, “Nationals” and shorter “Nats” were used interchangeably by fans and media for the next sixty years.





Established
1901

City
Washington D.C. – Minneapolis

League History
2000 – Present / Major League Baseball
1901 – 1999 / American League

Team History
1961 – Present / Minnesota Twins
1901 – 1960 / Washington Nationals/Senators

Nickname
Nationals/Senators – The Washington franchise was known as both “Senators” and “Nationals” at various times, and sometimes at the same time because of their location near the capital.

Championship
World Series 1
1991, 1987, 1924

Stadium
2010 – Present / Target Field
1982 – 2009 / Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1961 – 1981 / Metropolitan Stadium

*Washington D.C.*
1911 – 1960 / Griffith Stadium
1911 – 1920 / National Park
1903 – 1910 / National Park
1901 – 1902 / American League Park

Owner
2009 – Present / Jim Pohlad
1984 – 2009 / Carl Pohlad
1955 – 1984 / Calvin Griffith
1920 – 1955 / Clark Griffith
1912 – 1920 / Benjamin Minor
1904 – 1912 / Thomas C. Noyes
1901 – 1903 / Ban Johnson & Fred Postal

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Retired Number
3 / Harmon Killebrew
6 / Tony Oliva
7 / Joe Mauer
10 / Tom Kelly
14 / Kent Hrbek
28 / Bert Blyleven
29 / Rod Carew
34 / Kirby Puckett
42 / Jackie Robinson

*Blue is this team’s history

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