The Albany Senators was a name used by multiple minor league baseball teams representing Albany, New York, that existed between 1885 and 1959. The mid-20th century club played at Hawkins Stadium.[1]
The various editions of the Senators generally played in higher-classification leagues such as the New York State League, the Eastern League that played between 1916 and 1932, the International League, the 1923–37 New York–Pennsylvania League, and the modern Eastern League, in which it played 22 consecutive seasons, 1938–59, before the team disbanded. An early Senators team also played in "outlaw" minor leagues such as the Hudson River League during the 19th century in between stints in "organized baseball."
The Senators won six league championships over their organized baseball history, the last in 1954. The club was a powerhouse during the 1940s as a Class A farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates, posting winning records between 1942 and 1948, making the Eastern League playoffs six times, leading in attendance five times, and taking the 1945 EL championship. Among the Pittsburgh farmhands who played for the club was Hall of FamerRalph Kiner, in 1941–42.[2]
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.
February 13, 2024
albany, senators, name, used, multiple, minor, league, baseball, teams, representing, albany, york, that, existed, between, 1885, 1959, 20th, century, club, played, hawkins, stadium, 1885, 1959albany, yorkminor, league, affiliationsprevious, classesclass, 1920. The Albany Senators was a name used by multiple minor league baseball teams representing Albany New York that existed between 1885 and 1959 The mid 20th century club played at Hawkins Stadium 1 Albany Senators1885 1959Albany New YorkMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass A 1920 1932 1937 1959 Class AA 1932 1936 Class B 1902 1916 Class C 1900 1901 LeagueEastern League 1938 1959 New York Pennsylvania League 1937 International League 1932 1936 Eastern League 1916 1932 1920 1932 Eastern League 1884 1912 1892 1893 1896 Eastern Association 1891 International Association 1888 Hudson River League 1886 New York State League 1885 1890 1894 1895 1899 1916 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsKansas City Athletics 1958 1959 Boston Red Sox 1952 1954 1956 1957 Unaffiliated 1932 1936 1951 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 1940 1950 Cincinnati Reds 1937 1939 New York Yankees 1931 Minor league titlesLeague titles 20th century 1954 1945 1929 1907 1902Team dataPrevious parksHawkins StadiumThe various editions of the Senators generally played in higher classification leagues such as the New York State League the Eastern League that played between 1916 and 1932 the International League the 1923 37 New York Pennsylvania League and the modern Eastern League in which it played 22 consecutive seasons 1938 59 before the team disbanded An early Senators team also played in outlaw minor leagues such as the Hudson River League during the 19th century in between stints in organized baseball The Senators won six league championships over their organized baseball history the last in 1954 The club was a powerhouse during the 1940s as a Class A farm team of the Pittsburgh Pirates posting winning records between 1942 and 1948 making the Eastern League playoffs six times leading in attendance five times and taking the 1945 EL championship Among the Pittsburgh farmhands who played for the club was Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner in 1941 42 2 Over the years different Senators teams also were affiliated with MLB clubs such as the New York Yankees Washington Senators Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics The last place 1959 Senators the latest in a succession of poor clubs drew only 45 000 fans for the season and Albany was dropped from the Eastern League when it contracted from eight to six teams for 1960 Professional baseball and the EL would not return to New York s state capital until 1983 when the West Haven A s moved to the area as the Albany Colonie A s now the Richmond Flying Squirrels The current pro baseball team in the Albany area is the Tri City ValleyCats of the Frontier League The International League Senators became the Jersey City Giants in 1937 Notable alumni editGus Bell Al Benton Como Cotelle Al Gionfriddo Pumpsie Green Stan Hack Ralph Kiner George McQuinn Bill Monbouquette Johnny Murphy Bobo Newsom Albie Pearson Alabama Pitts Jake Powell Red Rolfe Lloyd Russell Al Silvera Mose Solomon the Rabbi of Swat Frank Sullivan Billy Werber Earl Wilson Taft Wright John WyattReferences editNotes Albany Times Union Archived from the original on 2014 11 10 Retrieved 2012 02 06 Baseball Reference Sources Johnson Lloyd and Wolff Miles eds The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd edition Durham North Carolina Baseball America 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albany Senators amp oldid 1200661901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
