Washington Nationals
While the current Washington Nationals did not not begin play at RFK Stadium until 2005, baseball is not a new sport to the D.C. area. A founding member of the American League, the Washington Senators played from 1901-1960. Unfortunately, that team moved to Minnesota in 1961. A new Washington Senators team began play that year, and played in the area until 1971, finally moving to Texas in 1972. The current Nationals team began as the Montreal Expos, who played in Canada from 1969-2005. The Washington Nationals moved from their home at RFK to a new ballpark, Nationals Stadium, in 2008. Nationals Park is located in Southeast Washington, south of the Capitol, along the Capitol Riverfront, next to the Navy Yard.
Washington Hall of Stars
The Washington Hall of Stars is a series of banners that hangs on the facing of the parking garage near the center-field entrance to Nationals Park. These honored people are as follows:
Walter Johnson, P 1907-1927; MGR 1929-1932
Clark Griffith, P 1912-1914; MGR 1912-1920; Owner 1920-1955
Joe Judge, 1B 1915-1932
10 Sam Rice, RF 1915-1933
37 Bucky Harris, 2B 1919-1928; MGR 1924-1928, 1935-1942, 1950-1954
5 Goose Goslin, LF 1921-1929, 1933, 1938
7 Ossie Bluege, 3B 1922-1939; MGR 1943-1947
4 Joe Cronin, SS 1928-1934; MGR 1933-1934
5 Cecil Travis, SS-3B 1933-1941, 1945-1947
6 George Case, LF-RF 1937-1945, 1947
3 Mickey Vernon, 1B 1939-1948, 1951-1955; MGR 1961-1963
26 Early Wynn, P 1939-1948
1 Eddie Yost, 3B 1944-1958; MGR 1963
2 Roy Sievers, LF 1954-1959, 1964-1965
3 Harmon Killebrew, 3B 1954-1960
32 Chuck Hinton, LF-RF 1961-1964
George Selkirk, Team Vice President 1962-1969
14 Gil Hodges, MGR 1963-1967
33 Frank Howard, LF 1965-1971