The Washington Black Senators were a
Negro league baseball
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
team based in
Washington, DC
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. When the
Washington Elite Giants
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
moved to
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
in 1938, the gap was filled in by the Black Senators. They were just 2–13 in the
Negro National League. Managed by
Ben Taylor, the club had two .300 hitters – 3B
Henry Spearman
Allen Henry "Jake" Spearman (November 16, 1909 – June 1980) was an American baseball third baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1935 to 1946 with several teams. Four of his brothers, Charles, Clyde, Willie, and Codie, and his nephew ...
(.340) and OF
Buddy Burbage
Knowlington Ottoway "Buddy" Burbage (June 23, 1907 – August 30, 1989) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro leagues
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a ...
(.313).
See also
*
Washington Black Senators players
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
References
* ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues'' by James Riley
* ''The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues'' by John Holway
External links
Franchise history at Seamheads.com
African-American history of Washington, D.C.
Negro league baseball teams
Defunct baseball teams in Washington, D.C.
Baseball teams disestablished in 1938
Baseball teams established in 1938
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