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Washington, DC
From BR Bullpen
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 and Arlington were part of the "Territory of Columbia."
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[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] Persons who were born here
- Craig Anderson, pitcher
- Jake Atz, infielder
- Bob Barr, pitcher
- Walter Beall, pitcher
- Charlie Becker, pitcher
- Bill Betts, umpire
- John Bickerton, manager
- Oscar Bielaski, outfielder
- Lu Blue, infielder
- Emmanuel Burriss, infielder
- John Campbell, pitcher
- Mike Cantwell, pitcher
- Tom Cantwell, pitcher
- Earl Clark, outfielder
- Elmer Cleveland, infielder
- Vince Colbert, pitcher
- Vic Correll, catcher
- Tom Crooke, infielder
- Perry Currin, infielder
- Art Devlin, infielder
- Brendan Donnelly, pitcher
- Sam Edmonston, pitcher
- Joe Engel, pitcher
- Joe Fitzgerald, coach
- Pat Flaherty, minor league pitcher
- Nate Freiman, minor league infielder
- Ed Fuller, pitcher
- Frank Funk, pitcher
- Gil Gallagher, infielder
- Phil Geier, outfielder
- Joe Gerhardt, infielder, manager
- Joe Giebel, catcher
- John Gilroy, pitcher
- Buck Gladmon, infielder
- John Greason, pitcher
- Mike Handiboe, outfielder
- Ryan Hanigan, catcher
- David Harwell, minor league pitcher
- Walter Hewett, manager
- L.J. Hoes, outfielder
- Sadie Houck, infielder
- Dave Howard, infielder
- Holly Hollingshead, infielder
- Sonny Jackson, infielder
- Eddie Johnson, minor league infielder
- Pop Joy, infielder
- Charlie Kalbfus, outfielder
- George Keefe, pitcher
- Mickey Keliher, infielder
- Tom Kinslow, catcher
- Clay Kirby, pitcher
- Ernie Kish, infielder
- Johnny Klippstein, pitcher
- Hal Kurtz, pitcher
- Dick Lanahan, pitcher
- Scrip Lee, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Ted Lerner, owner
- Charlie Luskey, outfielder
- Tony Madigan, pitcher
- Billy Martin, shortstop
- Algie McBride, outfielder
- Bill McCauley, infielder
- Darrell Miller, catcher
- Don Money, infielder
- Charles Moran, infielder
- Bubba Morton, outfielder
- Hal O'Hagan, infielder
- David Osteen, minor league pitcher
- Greg Pavlick, coach
- Jap Payne, Negro Leagues outfielder
- Curtis Pride, outfielder
- Oscar Purner, pitcher
- Pete Quesada, owner
- Matt Randel, minor league pitcher
- Val Robinson, outfielder
- Bobby St. Pierre, minor league pitcher
- Casey Sander, outfielder
- Jay Sborz, pitcher
- Nelson Simmons, outfielder
- Dick Simpson, outfielder
- Bill Smith, pitcher
- John Smith, infielder
- Pop Snyder, catcher, manager
- Denny Sothern, outfielder
- Buck Stanley, pitcher
- Joe Stanley, outfielder
- Bill Stearns, pitcher
- Dizzy Sutherland, pitcher
- Fred Talbot, pitcher
- Billy Taylor, pitcher
- Milt Thompson, outfielder
- John Thornton, pitcher
- James Tillman, Negro Leagues player
- Chick Tolson, infielder
- Charlie Vinson, infielder
- Red Waller, pitcher
- Frank Watt, pitcher
- Red Webb, pitcher
- Johnny Welch, pitcher
- Doc White, pitcher
- Jimmy Williams, minor league outfielder
- Bump Wills, infielder
- Maury Wills, infielder, manager
- Kris Wilson, pitcher
- George Winkelman, pitcher/outfielder
- Nip Winters, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Bill Wise, pitcher
- Phil Wisner, infielder
- Charles Witherow, pitcher
- Ed Yewell, infielder
[edit] Persons who died here
- Ody Abbott, outfielder
- Spencer Abbott, minor league player and manager
- Art Allison, outfielder
- Doug Allison, catcher
- Nick Altrock, pitcher
- Bill Andrus, infielder
- Phil Baker, infielder
- Bob Barr, pitcher
- Charlie Becker, pitcher
- Clarence Berger, outfielder
- Bill Betts, umpire
- John Bickerton, manager
- Oscar Bielaski, outfielder
- Tom Brown, outfielder
- Tom Cantwell, pitcher
- Dan Casey, pitcher
- Earl Clark, outfielder
- Harry Colliflower, pitcher
- Jack Kent Cooke, minor league owner
- Dennis Coughlin, outfielder
- Al Cypert, infielder
- Ed Daily, outfielder/pitcher
- Bob Davids, researcher
- Tom Evers, infielder
- Pat Flaherty, minor league pitcher
- Gary Fortune, pitcher
- Eddie Foster, infielder
- John Foster, writer
- John Freeman, pitcher
- Nate Freiman, infielder
- Gil Gallagher, infielder
- Charlie Gessner, pitcher
- Kevin Gibbs, minor league player
- Buck Gladmon, infielder
- Wally Goldsmith, infielder
- John Greason, pitcher
- Clark Griffith, pitcher, manager; Hall of Fame
- Rollie Hemsley, catcher
- Walter Hewett, manager
- Chuck Hinton, outfielder
- Holly Hollingshead, infielder
- Sadie Houck, infielder
- Walter Johnson, pitcher, manager; Hall of Fame
- Pop Joy, infielder
- Joe Judge, infielder
- Harry Kalas, broadcaster
- Charlie Kalbfus, outfielder
- George Keefe, pitcher
- Mickey Keliher, infielder
- Bill Kemmer, infielder
- Tom Kinslow, catcher
- Walt Kinzie, infielder
- Sam Lacy, writer
- Scrip Lee, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Watty Lee, outfielder/pitcher
- Joe Leonard, infielder
- Tony Madigan, pitcher
- Tony Mahoney, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Doc Martel, catcher
- Bill McCarthy, catcher
- Bill McCauley, infielder
- Jack Mills, infielder
- Charles Moran, infielder
- Bert Myers, infielder
- Shirley Povich, writer
- Jake Powell, outfielder
- Joe Price, outfielder
- Johnny Priest, infielder
- Val Robinson, outfielder
- Mike Scanlon, manager
- Pi Schwert, catcher
- Jim Shaw, pitcher
- Burt Shipley, minor league player
- Pop Snyder, catcher, manager
- Harry Spratt, infielder
- Bill Stearns, pitcher
- Ted Sullivan, outfielder, manager
- Dizzy Sutherland, pitcher
- John Thornton, pitcher
- Chick Tolson, infielder
- Woody Wagenhorst, infielder
- Frank Watt, pitcher
- Edward Bennett Williams, owner
- Dave Wills, infielder
- Jud Wilson, Negro Leagues infielder
- George Winkelman, pitcher/outfielder
- Bill Wise, pitcher
- Phil Wisner, infielder
- Charles Witherow, pitcher
- Ed Yewell, infielder
- Nick Young, manager, executive
[edit] Educational institutions located here
- American University
- Catholic University of America
- Eastern Senior High School
- Gallaudet University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Howard University
- Mount Vernon Junior College
- St. Albans School for Boys
- St. John's High School (Washington)
- Spingarn High School
- University of the District of Columbia
[edit] Further Reading
- Brett L. Abrams: Capital Sporting Grounds: A History of Stadium and Ballpark Construction in Washington, D.C., McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2009.
- Frederic J. Frommer: The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today: The Story of Baseball in the Nation's Capital, Taylor Trade Publishing, Lanham, MD, 2006.
- Norman L. Macht: "Washington Nicknames", in Bob Brown, ed.: Monumental Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Capital Region, The National Pastime, SABR, Number 39, 2009, pp. 93-94.
- 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, Norton, New York, NY, 1954.
