Among their more famous players were Deacon McGuire and Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke.

After a one-year hiatus, the Senators returned, but they were no longer the same franchise that played at Boundary Field.

The second had left the city in 1960 becoming the Minnesota Twins and were followed immediately by a new expansion team of the same name, ultimately leaving for Texas in 1971.

Baseball returned to the Capital in 2005 when the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals.

The "Washington Senators" name was still owned by the Texas Rangers, so organizers sought other options.