LC control no. | n 83021319 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Minnesota Twins (Baseball team) |
Variant(s) | Minnesota Twins (Baseball club) Twins (Baseball team) |
See also | Washington Senators (Baseball team : 1901-1960) |
Beginning date | 1961 |
Located | Minnesota |
Field of activity | Baseball |
Affiliation | American League of Professional Baseball Clubs |
Found in | Minnesota Twins: pride ... [MP] Wikipedia, viewed Nov. 30, 2017 (The Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League's eight charter franchises. The club was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1901 as the Washington Senators. In 1905, the team changed its official name to the Washington Nationals. The name "Nationals" appeared on the uniforms for only two seasons, and was then replaced with the "W" logo for the next 52 years. However, the names "Senators," "Nationals," and shorter "Nats" were used interchangeably by fans and media for the next sixty years; the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins in 1961) Baseball reference WWW site, viewed Nov. 30, 2017: Minnesota Twins team history & encyclopedia (Washington Senators, 1901-1960; Minnesota Twins, 1961-2017; the Senators were officially the Washington Nationals from 1905-1955, but the fans never recognized them as such) |