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Played As

Washington Senators (410-697 W-L, 1892 - 1899)
Washington Statesmen (44-91 W-L, 1891)
Overall (454-788 W-L, 1891 - 1899)

Franchise History

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	G	W	L	Ties	W-L%	Finish	R	RA	BatAge	PitchAge	#Bat	#Pitch	Top Player	Managers
1	1899	Washington Senators	NL	155	54	98	3	.355	11th of 12	743	983	26.8	26.3	41	15	B.Dinneen (3.6)	Arthur Irwin (54-98)
2	1898	Washington Senators	NL	155	51	101	3	.336	11th of 12	704	939	27.0	25.7	37	12	K.Selbach (3.6)	Tom Brown (12-26), Jack Doyle (8-9), Deacon McGuire (21-47) and Arthur Irwin (10-19)
3	1897	Washington Senators	NL	135	61	71	3	.462	6th of 12	781	793	28.4	23.7	24	9	W.Mercer (4.9)	Gus Schmelz (9-25) and Tom Brown (52-46)
4	1896	Washington Senators	NL	133	58	73	2	.443	9th of 12	818	920	27.9	23.9	26	12	B.Joyce (3.3)	Gus Schmelz (58-73)
5	1895	Washington Senators	NL	133	43	85	5	.336	10th of 12	840	1052	28.1	23.8	31	13	A.Maul (4.8)	Gus Schmelz (43-85)
6	1894	Washington Senators	NL	132	45	87	0	.341	11th of 12	882	1122	28.1	24.3	28	13	B.Joyce (5.0)	Gus Schmelz (45-87)
7	1893	Washington Senators	NL	130	40	89	1	.310	12th of 12	722	1032	31.0	26.3	18	8	D.Esper (3.2)	Jim O'Rourke (40-89)
8	1892	Washington Senators	NL	153	58	93	2	.384	10th of 12	731	869	28.0	24.3	33	11	F.Killen (3.3)	Billy Barnie (0-2), Arthur Irwin (46-60) and Danny Richardson (12-31)
9	1891	Washington Statesmen	AA	139	44	91	4	.326	9th of 9	691	1067	28.9	22.8	38	12	F.Foreman (4.1)	Sam Trott (4-7), Pop Snyder (23-46), Dan Shannon (15-34) and Sandy Griffin (2-4)

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