The Washington Senators were DC’s American League team from 1901 to 1971, one of the great tragic franchises in baseball history. These posts dig into Griffith Stadium, legendary players like Walter Johnson, the two teams that called themselves the Senators, and the long gap before the Nationals finally brought baseball back to DC.
In December 1902, the Washington Senators signed Charley Moran, the Georgetown University shortstop, to a baseball contract. Unfortunately, he failed to live up to expectations and was out of baseball by 1905.
Nick Altrock pitched for Washington for forty-four years. Forty-two of them were consecutive. It’s still a Major League record.
