Washington Senators

The Washington Senators were one of the American League's eight charter franchises.

Now known as the Minnesota Twins, the team was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1901 as the Washington Senators.

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The Washington Senators were one of the American League's eight charter franchises.

Now known as the Minnesota Twins, the team was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1901 as the Washington Senators.

The team was officially named the "Senators" during 1901–1904, the Nationals during 1905–1955 and the Senators again during 1956–1960, but nonetheless was commonly referred to as the Senators throughout its history (and unofficially as the "Grifs" during Clark Griffith's tenure as manager during 1912–1920). The name "Nationals" appeared on the uniforms for only two seasons, and then was replaced with the "W" logo. However, the names "Senators," "Nationals" and shorter "Nats" were used interchangeably by fans and media throughout the team's history; in 2005, the latter two names were revived for the current National League franchise that had previously played in Montreal.

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