Washington, DC

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Players who were born here / Players who died here

Washington is the capital of the United States of America. Since 1871 the city limits have corresponded to the District of Columbia (DC), a piece of territory that is not part of any state, although it originally belonged to Maryland. It is located on the Potomac River, across which are Arlington, VA and Alexandria, VA and it is 70 miles south-west of Baltimore, MD. Previous to 1871 there were separate cities of Georgetown and Washington, and prior to 1846 the current cities of Alexandria, VA and Arlington, VA were part of the "Territory of Columbia."

[edit] Teams that have played here

• Washington Olympics, National Association (1871-1872)
• Washington Nationals (NA), National Association (1872, 1875)
• Washington Blue Legs, National Association (1873)
• Washington Nationals (AA), American Association (1884)
• Washington Nationals (UA), Union Association (1884)
• Washington Nationals (EL), Eastern League (1885)
• Washington Nationals (1886-1889), National League (1886-1889)
• Washington Senators (AA), Atlantic Association (1890)
• Washington Statesmen, American Association (1891)
• Washington Senators, National League (1892-1899)
• Washington Senators, American League (1901-1960)
• Washington Potomacs, Eastern Colored League (1924)
• Washington Pilots, East-West League (1932)
• Washington Elite Giants, Negro National League (1936-1937)
• Washington Black Senators, Negro National League (1938)
• Homestead Grays, Negro National League (1940-1948)
• Homestead Grays, Negro American Association (1949-1950)
• Washington Senators, American League (1961-1971)
• Washington Nationals, National League (2005-present)

[edit] Further Reading

• Frederic J. Frommer: The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today: The Story of Baseball in the Nation's Capital, Taylor Trade Publishing, Lanham, MD, 2006.
• Ted Leavengood: The 2005 Washington Nationals : Major League baseball returns to the capital, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2006.
• James C. Roberts: The Nationals past times : the history and new beginning of baseball in Washington, D.C, Triumph Books, Chicago, IL, 2005.
• Brad Snyder: Beyond the Shadow of the Senators - The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
• Barry Svrluga: National pastime : sports, politics, and the return of baseball to Washington, D.C, Doubleday, New York, NY, 2006.
• Douglass Wallop: The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, 1954.