Washington fielded a team in the American Association in 1884. After winning only 12 of their first 63 games, the Washington Nationals disbanded after losing on their home field to the N.Y. Metropolitans (with HOFer Tim Keefe batting 7th!) on August 2nd by a score of 6 - 5. A fan who attended this last game wrote "Disbanded this date" on their 1884 schedule as well as on their scored scorecard (in the right-hand margin). Both of these items are pictured below:
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