Defunct Teams
24 teams have folded or moved away from the Washington DC area
ABA: 1970-1976
(7 seasons)
35-49 average record
35-49 average record
MLB: 1961-1971
(11 seasons)
67-94 average record
67-94 average record
Joined the American League as an expansion team to begin the 1961 season.
Left Washington DC and relocated to Arlington in 1972.
MLB: 1901-1960
(60 seasons)
70-81 average record
70-81 average record
One of the eight original American League teams beginning with the 1901 season.
Left Washington DC to relocate to Minnesota to begin the 1961 season.
NBA: 1947-1951
(5 seasons)
31-23 average record
31-23 average record
NNL: 1939-1948
(10 seasons)
35-19 average record 1
35-19 average record 1
ABL: 1939-1942
(4 seasons)
NNL: 1938-1938
(1 season)
2-13 record
2-13 record
NNL: 1936-1937
(2 seasons)
24-21 average record
24-21 average record
NEWL: 1932-1932
(1 season)
16-35 record
16-35 record
ABL1: 1926-1927
(2 seasons)
13-5 average record
13-5 average record
ECL: 1924-1925
(2 seasons)
18-29 average record
18-29 average record
NFL: 1921-1921
(1 season)
1-2 record
1-2 record
OL: 1915-1915
(1 season)
USBL: 1912-1912
(1 season)
15-11 record
15-11 record
USBL: 1912-1912
(1 season)
6-7 record
6-7 record
Washington disbanded May 27, 1912
NL: 1891-1899
(9 seasons)
50-88 average record
50-88 average record
Joined the National League after the American Association folded following the 1891 season.
Franchise folded at the end of the 1899 season when the National League contracted back to 8 teams.
NL: 1886-1889
(4 seasons)
41-84 average record
41-84 average record
After 4 years in the National League, the franchise folded following the 1889 season.
AA: 1884-1884
(1 season)
12-30 record
12-30 record
Joined the American Association in August 1884 to replace the Washington franchise.
Franchise disbanded after the Association contracted from 12 teams to 8 at the end of the 1884 season.
UA: 1884-1884
(1 season)
47-65 record
47-65 record
Team disbanded after the Union Association folded following the 1884 season.
AA: 1884-1884
(1 season)
12-51 record
12-51 record
Failed to finish their only season, folding in August of 1884.
NA: 1875-1875
(1 season)
5-23 record
5-23 record
Franchise folded after playing 28 games in the National Assocation during 1875.
NA: 1872-1873
(2 seasons)
4-21 average record
4-21 average record
Franchise played on 11 games in the National Assocation during 1872 and folded after playing 39 games during 1873.
NA: 1867-1872
(6 seasons)
10-11 average record
10-11 average record
In their second season in the National Association, the franchise folded after playing 9 games in 1874.
NABBP: 1866-1870
(5 seasons)
10-7 average record
10-7 average record