Charleston Senators
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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name = Charleston Senators
| firstseason = 1910
| lastseason = 1960
| allyears = {{baseball year|1910}}, {{baseball year|1911}} – {{baseball year|1912}}, {{baseball year|1913}} – {{baseball year|1916}}, {{baseball year|1931}} – {{baseball year|1942}}, {{baseball year|1949}} – {{baseball year|1951}}, {{baseball year|1952}} – {{baseball year|1960}}
| city = Charleston, West Virginia
| logo =
| caplogo =
| past class level = {{plainlist|
- Triple-A (1952–1960)
- Class A (1949–1951)
- Class C (1931–1942)
- Class D (1910–1912), (1913–1916)
}}
| league = American Association (1952–1960)
| conference =
| division =
| past league = {{plainlist|
- Central League (1949–1951)
- Middle Atlantic League (1931–1942)
- Ohio State League (1913–1916)
- Mountain States League (1911–1912)
- Virginia Valley League (1910)
}}
| pastmajorleague = {{plainlist|
- Washington Senators (1960)
- Detroit Tigers (1956–1959)
- Chicago White Sox (1953–1954)
- Cincinnati Reds (1949–1951)
- Cleveland Indians (1940–1942)
- Boston Braves (1939)
- Detroit Tigers (1934–1938)
}}
| pastnames = Charleston Senators (1910), (1911–1912), (1913–1916), (1931–1942), (1949–1951), (1952–1960)
| pastparks = Watt Powell Park (1949–1960)
| classchamps =
| leaguechamps = 1914, 1932
| conferencechamps =
| divisionchamps =
}}
The Charleston Senators were an American minor league baseball team based in Charleston, West Virginia. They were the first professional baseball team to play in Charleston, beginning play in 1910. The team was inactive during a few periods, playing their last game in 1960.
History
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The Senators competed in the Class A Central League from 1949 to 1951; the league folded in the fall of 1951, leaving Charleston without an active franchise in Minor League Baseball. Mid-season in 1952, Toledo Mud Hens owner Danny Menendez moved his team to Charleston, following a decline of ticket sales in Toledo.{{cite news |url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/out-of-nowhere-in-1952-charleston-had-a-chance-for-class-aaa-baseball/article_8e7c8a29-d64f-5770-ad43-add52e4e1d77.html |title=Out of nowhere in 1952, Charleston had a chance for Class AAA baseball |first=Mike |last=Whiteford |website=Charleston Gazette-Mail |date=August 17, 2019 |accessdate=July 27, 2021}} Competing as the Senators, the former Mud Hens played at the Triple-A level in the American Association through 1960.
See also
References
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{{Middle Atlantic League |state=collapsed}}
Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:Defunct American Association (1902–1997) teams
Category:Ohio State League teams
Category:Middle Atlantic League teams
Category:Mountain States League teams
Category:Virginia Valley League teams
Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) minor league affiliates
Category:Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates
Category:Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
Category:Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
Category:Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates
Category:Boston Braves minor league affiliates
Category:Baseball teams established in 1910
Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1960
Category:1910 establishments in West Virginia
Category:1960 disestablishments in West Virginia
Category:Defunct baseball teams in West Virginia
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1960
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