Washington Senators (1961–1971)

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Major League Baseball team defunct baseball team

The Washington Senators (1961–1971) were a Major League Baseball franchise based in Washington, D.C., that later relocated to become the Texas Rangers.

Aliases (2)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball team → defunct baseball team →
abbreviation	WSH →
became	Texas Rangers →
bestSeasonRecord	1969 →
city	Washington, D.C. →
country	United States →
didNotWin	American League pennant → World Series title →
disestablished	1971 →
division	American League East →
established	1961 →
expansionPartner	Los Angeles Angels →
expansionTeamIn	1961 →
finalHomeGameDate	September 30, 1971 →
finalHomeGameOpponent	New York Yankees →
finalHomeGameResult	forfeit loss →
firstSeason	1961 →
franchiseContinuity	same franchise as Texas Rangers →
governingBody	Major League Baseball →
homeBallpark	D.C. Stadium → Griffith Stadium → Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium →
lastSeason	1971 →
league	American League →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
managedBy	Ted Williams →
market	Washington metropolitan area →
nickname	Nats →
notableManager	Ted Williams →
notablePlayer	Dick Bosman → Eddie Brinkman → Frank Howard → Mickey Vernon →
owner	Bob Short →
predecessor	Washington Senators (1901–1960) →
relocatedTo	Arlington, Texas →
relocationApprovedBy	American League owners →
relocationEffectiveSeason	1972 →
season	1969 →
sport	baseball →
successor	Texas Rangers →
uniformColor	navy blue → red → white →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American League East →	formerTeam
Texas Rangers ("Washington Senators") →	foundedAs
Dick Bosman ("Washington Senators") →	memberOfSportsTeam
Eddie Brinkman ("Washington Senators") →	MLBDebutTeam
Washington Senators (1901–1960) →	successorTeamInWashington
Bob Short ("Washington Senators to Texas (as Texas Rangers)") →	teamRelocated
RFK Stadium ("Washington Senators") →	tenant