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The '''Pensacola Senators ''' are a defunct minor league baseball team that competed in the Class-D [[Wikipedia:Alabama-Florida League|Alabama-Florida League]] from 19571961-1962. The Senators were an affliate of the [[Wikipedia:Washington Senators|Washington Senators]] of [[Wikipedia:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]]. The league operated from 1936-1939, and then from 1951-1962 typically from April through August. The Senators fit into Pensacola's professional baseball heritage with the [[Pensacola Fliers]], [[Pensacola Pilots]], the [[Pensacola FliersDons]], the [[Pensacola Dons Angels]], and currently the [[Pensacola Pelicans]].
The Senators home field was [[Admiral Mason Park]], a 2,000 seat stadium located on 9th Avenue at the edge of Pensacola Bay (what is now the corner of 9th and Bayfront Parkway). The stadium was actually a miserable place to watch baseball. A sewage treatment plant was located directly across the street which meant a westerly breeze could choke even the most loyal fan. The lone parking lot was small and the dusky, humid summer evenings mixed with a large body of water brought mosquitoes. Admiral Mason Park was nicknamed "Stinko Stadium."
The league boasts eight teamsroster was: PensacolaRoger McCombs, ColumbusLew Abrahams, DothanDon Loun, MontgomeryWhitey Nichols, GracevilleJay Franklin, Ft. Walton BeachBob Decker, Panana City and Selma. The Senators would be in the race for first-place all seasonJuan Gomez, John Kennedy, Ed Brinkman, but finished in third with 67-55 recordDenny Hill, five games behind league leading Selma (71-49). In the playoffsWalt Holloway, Selma topped Pensacola three games to two. The league championship would be won by fourth place Dothanand Fred Waters.
==19591962 Season==
The league is comprised of seven teams: Andalusia, Ozark, Montgomery, Selma, Dothan representing Alabama, with Ft. Walton Beach and Pensacola the lone Florida clubs. The Senators are managed by [[Wikipedia:Wayne Terwilliger|Wayne Terwilliger]] and took fourth first place in the league with a 5979-66 38 record, 25 (675.). Pensacola won the league by 22 games out ahead of first second placeFt. Walton (58-61) and oddly enough, was the only team to post a winning record. The squad did qualify as Senators would also lead the fourth seed for league in attendance. In the playoffs , the Senators defeated fourth-seeded Dothan two games to one, and then lost to was shocked by Selma, (55-63 regular season record) in the eventual champion, finals three games to none. The league is comprised of six teamsone.
==External links==
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