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− | The | + | The Pensacola Senators are a defunct minor league baseball team that competed in the Class-D [[Wikipedia:Alabama-Florida League|Alabama-Florida League]]. 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 baseball heritage with the Pensacola Pilots, the [[Pensacola Fliers]] and currently the [[Pensacola Pelicans]]. |
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− | + | Selma posted the league's best record with a 76-43 record with Pensacola second at 70-47. The league sports only six teams: Panama City, Montgomery, Dothan, and Ft. Walton Beach rounding out the league. | |
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==1962 Season== | ==1962 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 | + | 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 In 1962, the league's final year, the Pensacola Senators, a Washington farm club managed by Wayne Terwilliger, won the pennant by 22 games and led the league in attendance. It was the only Alabama-Florida League team to post a winning record. |
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+ | and took first place in the league with a 79-38 record (675.). Pensacola won the league by 22 games ahead of second place Ft. Walton. In the playoffs, the Senators defeated Dothan two games to one, and then was shocked by Selma (55-63 regular season record) in the finals three games to one. The league would fold after the 1962 season. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Men's Sports Leagues]] | [[Category:Men's Sports Leagues]] | ||
[[Category:Sports Leagues]] | [[Category:Sports Leagues]] | ||
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