| 1961 Washington Senators | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
| City | Washington, D.C. | |
| Record | 61–100 (.379) | |
| League place | 10th | |
| Owners | Elwood Richard Quesada | |
| General managers | Ed Doherty | |
| Managers | Mickey Vernon | |
| Television | WTOP | |
| Radio | WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) | |
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The 1961 Washington Senators season was the team's inaugural season, having been established as a replacement for the previous franchise of the same name, which relocated to the Twin Cities of Minnesota following the 1960 season, becoming the Minnesota Twins. The Senators finished in a tie for ninth place in the ten-team American League with a record of 61–100, 47+1⁄2 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. It was also the team's only season at Griffith Stadium before moving its games to D.C. Stadium for the following season. The expansion team drew 597,287 fans, tenth and last in the circuit.[1] The old Senators had drawn 743,404 fans in 1960.