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Former baseball team in Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the current Washington Nationals, see Washington Nationals. For the American Association Washington Senators, see Washington Senators (1891–1899). For the original 1901–1960 American League Washington Senators, see Washington Senators (1901–1960).
The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's first expansion franchises. Now known as the Texas Rangers (baseball), the club was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1961 to replace recently departed Washington Senators who moved to Minnesota as the Minnesota Twins.
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League | American League |
Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (1962–1971) |
Established | 1961 |
Folded | 1971 (relocated to Dallas–Fort Worth and became the Texas Rangers) |
Former ballparks | Griffith Stadium (1961) |
Colors | Red, blue, white |
Ownership | Bob Short (1969–1971) James Lemon (1963–1968) James Johnston (1963–1967) Elwood Richard Quesada (1961–1962) |
Manager | Ted Williams (1969–1971) Jim Lemon (1968) Gil Hodges (1963–1967) Eddie Yost (1963) Mickey Vernon (1961–1963) |
General Manager | George Selkirk (1963–1968) Ed Doherty (1961–1962) |
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