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The Great Depression killed the Washington Senators much as it did the Philadelphia A's. By the late 1920's Clark Griffith had built a fine ballclub though it was overshadowed by the powerhouse A's and Yankees teams. Finally, in 1933, the Senators broke through and won the AL pennant over an aging Yankee team and an A's team that was just beginning its fire sale of players. The Senators lost the World Series to the Giants but many analysts felt that they could dominate the AL for the next few years. There was only one problem: Clark Griffith's only source of income was his baseball club and with attendance down because of the Depression he couldn't afford to keep his better players. Like Connie Mack in Philadelphia, he sold off his stars and the Senators soon plummeted into mediocrity where they remained until leaving town for Minnesota.
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