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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
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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
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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.
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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
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as the Washington Statesmen in 1891. The American Association folded after that season, and the team was purchased by
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supported the name "Washington Grays," in honor of the Negro-league team the
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Team was also periodically referred to as the Washington Nationals
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For the 1901–1960 American League Washington Senators, see
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Years in parentheses are years in the American Association
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Index

Washington Statesmen (1891)
Washington Senators (1901–1960)
Washington Senators (1961–1971)
Washington Nationals
Washington Senators
1891
1899
Washington Senators 1895
National League
American Association
Boundary Field
J. Earl Wagner
Arthur Irwin
Deacon McGuire
Jack Doyle
Tom Brown
Gus Schmelz
Jim O'Rourke
Danny Richardson
Arthur Irwin
Billy Barnie
Sandy Griffin
Dan Shannon
Pop Snyder
Sam Trott
baseball
Boundary Field
American Association
J. Earl Wagner
National League

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