Just received this one from Charles Ro. Lionel has a series of Cooperstown Collection baseball-themed cars based on teams that had players in the inaugural Hall of Fame Class in the 1930's.
This is the Washington Senators car (Walter Johnson was the inductee). Great for me as a grew up a fan of the old Washington Senators. Love the old school logo.
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Nice car and nice idea. With all the changes in baseball and football over the years I have lost track of who is who. So, who are the Washington Senators today?
Also, did they make cars for all the other teams that have moved and changed names?
Nice car and nice idea. With all the changes in baseball and football over the years I have lost track of who is who. So, who are the Washington Senators today?
Also, did they make cars for all the other teams that have moved and changed names?
The baseball team here in D.C. is the Washington Nationals. Currently in first place in the National League East. 
The other teams they made are the Yankees, Tigers, Pirates, and NY Giants. All in their original cities except for the Giants who are in S.F.
Yeah, but the Senators didn't just turn into the Nationals. The Senators went dormant in the 1971 when they were moved and became the Texas Rangers. The Nationals were formed in the 90's when the Montreal Expos were bought & moved to D.C.
Yeah, but the Senators didn't just turn into the Nationals. The Senators went dormant in the 1971 when they were moved and became the Texas Rangers. The Nationals were formed in the 90's when the Montreal Expos were bought & moved to D.C.
90's? Nope. Expos moved to to D.C. and became the Nats after the 2004 season. Inaugural season was 2005. Been a season ticket holder since.
Yeah, but the Senators didn't just turn into the Nationals. The Senators went dormant in the 1971 when they were moved and became the Texas Rangers. The Nationals were formed in the 90's when the Montreal Expos were bought & moved to D.C.
I had to look it up. They didn't go dormant, the original Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. Then an expansion Washington Senators team was created in 1961 which became the Texas Rangers in 1972. That's all the further I followed it.
When I was a kid there were 8 American League and 8 National League teams. Sometime in the early '60s they expanded to 10 teams each. It gets confusing after that to get to where we are today.
Yeah, but the Senators didn't just turn into the Nationals. The Senators went dormant in the 1971 when they were moved and became the Texas Rangers. The Nationals were formed in the 90's when the Montreal Expos were bought & moved to D.C.
I had to look it up. They didn't go dormant, the original Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins in 1961. Then an expansion Washington Senators team was created in 1961 which became the Texas Rangers in 1972. That's all the further I followed it.
When I was a kid there were 8 American League and 8 National League teams. Sometime in the early '60s they expanded to 10 teams each. It gets confusing after that to get to where we are today.
Absolutely correct. The expansion Senators were terrible. That was the team I saw a lot of as a kid. In 1969, they finished above .500 for the first time in years and we all went nuts. Still remember the last game in 1971 -- 9/30/71 against the Yankees. A sad day.
Reminds me of our very own K.C. Athletics. Pretty sure they never had a .500 season from 1955 to late '60's when they moved. Then soon after going to Oakland they went to and won (I think) the World Series with some of the same players they had when they left here. And I think they also did that in multiple years following.
I thought about getting the Tigers car, but at $61 I decided I didn't like it that much.
Jeff Davis
I bought the NY Yankees Cooperstown car. I have a NYY Train with 7 MTH cars (I'm missing the High Cube) and two Lionel cars. It's pulled by a MLB Cow and calf SW with matching caboose. I agree with Jeff though. If Lionel doesn't drop its prices, this may be my last NYY Purchase.
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