This day in baseball: Quesada becomes owner of the Senators
Posted: November 17, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Elvin Quesada, Federal Aviation Administration, history, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, MLB, sports, Washington Senators Leave a commentOn November 17, 1960, ownership of the American League’s new expansion team was awarded to Elvin Quesada, a Washington native and head of the Federal Aviation Administration. The new expansion Senators replaced the old team, which had moved to Minnesota to become the Twins.
