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|

}}

| pastmajorleague = {{plainlist|

}}

| 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.

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