Washington Senators (1891-1899)

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The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and perhaps as 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 continued in the National League as the Washington Senators until the 1899 season. The NL contracted from twelve teams to eight after the 1899 season, and the Senators were one of the eliminated teams.

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.

This team is not the same club that started out in the American League in 1901 and is today the Minnesota Twins.

See also Washington Senators (disambiguation).

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Washington Senators
Folded in 1899 • Based in Washington, D.C., (1891-1899)
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Washington Senators (1891-1899) • American Association (1891) • National League (1892-1899) • Seasons • Managers • Records • Players • All articles
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Seasons (9)
1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

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