Washington Senators (1891–1899)

American professional baseball team

For the 1901–1960 American League Washington Senators, see Washington Senators (1901–1960). For the 1961–1971 American League Washington Senators, see Washington Senators (1961–1971). For the current Washington Nationals, see Washington Nationals. For other uses, see Washington Senators.

Washington Senators

Years 1891–1899
Washington Senators 1895
Based in Washington, D.C.
Major league affiliations

* National League (1892–1899)
* American Association (1891)

Ballpark

* Boundary Field

Past names

* Washington Senators (1892–1899)
* Washington Statesmen (1891)
* Team was also periodically referred to as the Washington Nationals

Owners

* J. Earl Wagner (1892–1899)

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 to 1955.

## Baseball Hall of Famers

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Washington Senators Hall of Famers

Inductee  | Position  | Tenure  | Inducted
Roger Bresnahan | C/OF | 1897 | 1945
Jim O'Rourke | OF/Manager | 1893 | 1945

## See also

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* List of Washington Senators (1891–1899) managers
* Washington Senators (1891–1899) all-time roster

## External links

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* Team index page at Baseball Reference

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Washington Senators

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

The franchise|

* Washington Senators (1891–1899)
* American Association (1891)
* National League (1892–1899)
* Seasons
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* Records
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* History

Ballparks|

* Boundary Field

Seasons (9)|

* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

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American Association (1882–1891)

Transferred to
National League|

| Still active|

* Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889)
* Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1884–1889)
* Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1886)
* St. Louis Browns (1882–1891)

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Now defunct|

* Baltimore Orioles (1882–1891)
* Louisville Colonels (1882–1891)
* Cleveland Blues (1887–1888)
* Washington Senators (1891)

Defunct|

* Boston Reds (1891)
* Brooklyn Gladiators (1890)
* Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891)
* Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884)
* Columbus Solons (1889–1891)
* Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884)
* Kansas City Cowboys (1888–1889)
* Milwaukee Brewers (1891)
* New York Metropolitans (1883–1887)
* Philadelphia Athletics (1891)
* Philadelphia Athletics (1882–1890)
* Richmond Virginians (1884)
* Rochester Broncos (1890)
* Syracuse Stars (1890)
* Toledo Blue Stockings (1884)
* Toledo Maumees (1890)
* Washington Nationals (1884)

Years in parentheses are years in the American Association

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Histories of teams in Major League Baseball

American
League|

| East|

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

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Central|

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

West|

Athletics • Houston Astros • Los Angeles Angels • Seattle Mariners • Texas Rangers

National
League|

| East|

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

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Central|

Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • Milwaukee Brewers • Pittsburgh Pirates • St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919) • (1920–1952) • (1953–1989) • (1990–present)

West|

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

Relocated
teams|

| American League|

Milwaukee Brewers (1901) • St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) • Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) • Washington Senators (1901–1960) • Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) • Seattle Pilots (1969) • Washington Senators (1961–1971) • Oakland Athletics (1968–2024)

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National League|

Boston Braves (1871–1952) • New York Giants (1883–1957) • Brooklyn Dodgers (1890–1957) • Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965) • Montreal Expos (1969–2004)

Defunct
teams|

| American Association (1882–1891)|

Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884) • Richmond Virginians (1884) • Toledo Blue Stockings (1884) • Washington Nationals (1884) • Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1886) • New York Metropolitans (1883–1887) • Cleveland Blues (1887–1888) • Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1884–1889) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1881–1889) • Kansas City Cowboys (1888–1889) • Brooklyn Gladiators (1890) • Philadelphia Athletics (1882–1890) • Rochester Broncos (1890) • Syracuse Stars (1890) • Toledo Maumees (1890) • Boston Reds (1891–1891) • Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891) • Columbus Solons (1889–1891) • Milwaukee Brewers (1891) • Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891) • Baltimore Orioles (1882–1891) • Louisville Colonels (1882–1891) • St. Louis Browns (1882–1891) • Washington Statesman (1891–1891)

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American League (1901–present)|

Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902)

American Negro League (1929)|

Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1929–1929) • Baltimore Black Sox (1929–1929) • Cuban Stars (East) (1929–1929) • Hilldale Club (1929–1929) • Homestead Grays (1929–1929) • New York Lincoln Giants (1929–1929)

Eastern Colored League (1923–1928)|

Washington Potomacs (1924) • Wilmington Potomacs (1925) • Newark Stars (1926) • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1923–1927) • Harrisburg Giants (1924–1927) • Hilldale Club (1923–1927) • Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1923–1928) • Baltimore Black Sox (1923–1928) • Cuban Stars (East) (1923–1928) • New York Lincoln Giants (1923–1928) • Philadelphia Tigers (1928)

East–West League (1932)|

Baltimore Black Sox (1932) • Cleveland Stars (1932) • Detroit Wolves (1932) • Hilldale Club (1932–1932) • Homestead Grays (1932) • Newark Browns (1932) • Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932) • Washington Pilots (1932)

Federal League (1914–1915)|

Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914) • Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915) • Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–1915) • Buffalo Blues (1914–1915) • Chicago Whales (1914–1915) • Kansas City Packers (1914–1915) • Newark Peppers (1915) • Pittsburgh Rebels (1914–1915) • St. Louis Terriers (1914–1915)

National League (1876–present)|

New York Mutuals (1876) • Athletic of Philadelphia (1876) • Hartford Dark Blues (1876–1877) • St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–1877) • Louisville Grays (1876–1877) • Indianapolis Blues (1878) • Milwaukee Grays (1878) • Syracuse Stars (1878) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876–1879) • Cincinnati Stars (1880) • Worcester Worcesters (1880–1882) • Providence Grays (1878–1885) • Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) • Cleveland Blues (1879–1884) • Troy Trojans (1879–1882) • St. Louis Maroons (1885–1886) • Kansas City Cowboys (1886) • Detroit Wolverines (1881–1888) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887–1889) • Washington Nationals (1886–1889) • Cleveland Spiders (1889–1899) • Baltimore Orioles (1892–1899) • Louisville Colonels (1892–1899) • Washington Senators (1892–1899)

Negro American League (1937–1948)|

Cincinnati Tigers (1937) • Detroit Stars (1937) • Indianapolis Athletics (1937) • St. Louis Stars (1937) • Atlanta Black Crackers (1938–1938) • Indianapolis ABCs (1938) • Indianapolis ABCs (1939) • Cleveland Bears (1939–1940) • Toledo–Indianapolis Crawfords (1939–1940) • St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1939–1941) Jacksonville Red Caps (1938, 1941–1942) • Birmingham Black Barons (1937–1938, 1940–1948) • Chicago American Giants (1937–1948) • Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns (1943–1948) • Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1948) • Kansas City Monarchs (1937–1948) • Memphis Red Sox (1937–1948)

Negro National League I (1920–1931)|

Chicago Giants (1920–1921) • Columbus Buckeyes (1921) • Pittsburgh Keystones (1922) • Cleveland Tate Stars (1922) • Milwaukee Bears (1923) • Toledo Tigers (1923) • Cleveland Browns (1924) • Cleveland Elites (1926) • Dayton Marcos (1920, 1926) • Indianapolis ABCs (1920–1926) • Cleveland Hornets (1927) • Cleveland Tigers (1928) • Cuban Stars (West) (1920–1930) • Birmingham Black Barons (1924–1925, 1927–1930) • Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1930) • Memphis Red Sox (1924–1925, 1927–1930) • Nashville Elite Giants (1930–1930) • Chicago American Giants (1920–1931) • Cleveland Cubs (1931) • Detroit Stars (1920–1931) • Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1931) • Louisville Black Caps (1930–1931) • St. Louis Stars (1920–1931)

Negro National League II (1933–1948)|

Akron Grays (1933) • Cleveland Giants (1933) • Columbus Blue Birds (1933) • Detroit Stars (1933) • Indianapolis ABCs (1933–1933) • Baltimore Black Sox (1933–1934) • Cleveland Red Sox (1934) • Nashville Elite Giants (1933–1934) • Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (1934) • Brooklyn Eagles (1935) • Chicago American Giants (1933–1935) • Columbus Elite Giants (1935) • Newark Dodgers (1934–1935) • Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937) • Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933–1938) • Washington Black Senators (1938) • Toledo Crawfords (1939–1939) • Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars (1943–1943) • Baltimore Elite Giants (1938–1948) • Homestead Grays (1933, 1935–1948) • New York Black Yankees (1936–1948) • New York Cubans (1935–1936, 1939–1948) • Newark Eagles (1936–1948) • Philadelphia Stars (1934–1948)

Negro Southern League (1932)|

Atlanta Black Crackers (1932–1932) • Birmingham Black Barons (1932) • Chicago American Giants (1932) • Columbus Turf Club (1932) • Indianapolis ABCs (1932) • Little Rock Grays (1932) • Louisville Black Caps (1932–1932) • Memphis Red Sox (1932) • Monroe Monarchs (1932) • Montgomery Grey Sox (1932) • Nashville Elite Giants (1932)

Players' League (1890)|

Boston Reds (1890–1890) • Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890) • Buffalo Bisons (1890) • Chicago Pirates (1890) • Cleveland Infants (1890) • New York Giants (1890) • Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1890) • Pittsburgh Burghers (1890)

Union Association (1884)|

Altoona Mountain Citys (1884) • Baltimore Monumentals (1884) • Boston Reds (1884) • Chicago Browns (1884) • Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884) • Kansas City Cowboys (1884) • Milwaukee Brewers (1884) • Philadelphia Keystones • Pittsburgh Stogies (1884) • St. Louis Maroons (1884–1884) • St. Paul Saints (1884) • Washington Nationals (1884) • Wilmington Quicksteps (1884)

Italics denote team who later changed leagues

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