Washington Senators (1891–99)

For the 1884 team known as the Statesmen, see Washington Nationals (AA). For the other 19th century National League team known as the Nationals, see Washington Nationals (1886–89). For the 20th century Washington Senators, see History of the Washington Senators (1901–60).

Washington Senators
Years 1891–1899
Based in Washington, D.C.
Major league affiliations
National League (1892–99) American Association (1891)
Ballpark
Boundary Field
Past names
Washington Senators (1892–99) Washington Statesmen (1891) Team was also periodically referred to as the Washington Nationals
Owners
J. Earl Wagner (1892–99)
Managers
Arthur 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 titles
National League pennants 0 American Association pennants 0

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 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 1905-1955.

External links

Team index page at Baseball Reference

Washington Senators

Folded in 1899 Based in Washington, D.C., (1891–1899)

The franchise	Washington Senators (1891–99) American Association (1891) National League (1892–99) Seasons Managers Records Players All articles History

Ballparks	Boundary Field

Seasons (9)	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

Histories of teams in Major League Baseball

American
League

East	Baltimore Orioles • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Tampa Bay Rays • Toronto Blue Jays

Central	Chicago White Sox • Cleveland Indians • Detroit Tigers • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins

West	Houston Astros • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Oakland Athletics • Seattle Mariners • Texas Rangers

National
League

East	Atlanta Braves • Miami Marlins • New York Mets • Philadelphia Phillies • Washington Nationals

Central	Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • Milwaukee Brewers • Pittsburgh Pirates • St. Louis Cardinals I · II · III · IV

West	Arizona Diamondbacks • Colorado Rockies • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Diego Padres • San Francisco Giants

Relocated
teams

Milwaukee Brewers (1901) • Baltimore Orioles (1901–02) • Boston Braves (1870–1953) • St. Louis Browns (1902–53) • Philadelphia Athletics (1901–54) • New York Giants (1883–1957) • Brooklyn Dodgers (1883–1957) • Washington Senators (1901–60) • Milwaukee Braves (1953–65) • Kansas City Athletics (1955–67) • Seattle Pilots (1969) • Washington Senators (1961–71) • Montreal Expos (1969–2004)

Defunct
teams

New York Mutuals (1876) • Athletic of Philadelphia (1876) • Hartford Dark Blues (1875–76) • St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–77) • Louisville Grays (1876–77) • Indianapolis Blues (1878) • Milwaukee Grays (1878) • Syracuse Stars (1878) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876–80) • Worcester Worcesters (1880–82) • Providence Grays (1878–85) • Buffalo Bisons (1879–85) • Cleveland Blues (1879–84) • Troy Trojans (1879–82) • St. Louis Maroons (1885–86) • Kansas City Cowboys (1886) • Detroit Wolverines (1881–88) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887–89) • Washington Nationals (1886–89) • Cleveland Spiders (1887–99) • Baltimore Orioles (1892–99) • Louisville Colonels (1892–99) • Washington Senators (1891–99)

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Washington Senators (1891–99)

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