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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 1961-1962. 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]], [[Pensacola Dons]], the [[Pensacola FliersAngels]] , and currently the [[Pensacola Pelicans]].
==1961 Season==
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. The Senators manager is [[Wikipedia:Archie Wilson|Archie Wilson]].
The roster was: Roger McCombs, Lew Abrahams, Don Loun, Whitey Nichols, Jay Franklin, Bob Decker, Juan Gomez, John Kennedy, Ed Brinkman, Denny Hill, Walt Holloway, and Fred Waters.
==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 In 1962, the league's final year, the Pensacola Senators, a Washington farm club managed by [[Wikipedia:Wayne Terwilliger|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. ]] 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(58-61) and oddly enough, was the only team to post a winning record. The Senators would also lead the league in attendance. In the playoffs, the Senators defeated fourth-seeded 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.
The roster was: Frank Cardona, Juan Gomez, Bud Mattingly, Ken Scodeller, Don Loun, Bob Baird, Brennan Asplen, Dalton Renfroe, Carl Middledorf, Lou Abrahams, Fred Waters, Doug Ritter, Joe Klein, Steve Brackin, Frank Gable, Carlos Medrano, Jim Munoz, Barry Moore, Steve Bach, and Bill Timberlake.
The league would fold after the 1962 season for refusing to accept black players.
==External links==
[[Category:Men's Sports Leagues]]
[[Category:Sports Leagues]]
[[Category:Professional Sports Teams]]