The Harrisburg Senators was originally a name given to several minor league baseball clubs between 1893 and 1952. The name is also currently used by the modern-day team in the Double-A Eastern League, since 1987.
The first Senators teams can be traced to the Pennsylvania State League, where the team played as the Harrisburg Hustlers, before taking on the Senators name the following year. In 1900, the city fielded a team in the Atlantic League for one season. In 1911, the team was called the Harrisburg Ponies. In 1912, Harrisburg won the first of three Tri-State League championships. In 1915, the Newark Indians of the International League team moved to Harrisburg. The club lasted one year before moving to the New York State League and playing as the Harrisburg Islanders before disbanding in 1917. This left the city without professional baseball for seven years.
First incarnationedit
In 1924, the first incarnation of the Senators joined the newly formed New York–Penn League which was eventually renamed the Eastern League. Initially, the Senators and most of the other New York–Penn League teams were not affiliated with a Major League Baseball team. In 1925, Joe Munson hit a .400 batting average, a record which stands to this day in Senators history, and 33 home runs, a Senators record that was not broken until 1999. In 1927, the Senators started a five-year campaign with three Eastern league championships, winning titles in 1927, 1928, and 1931. The year 1932 brought the Senators an affiliation with the Boston Braves. The original Harrisburg Senators' reign ended in 1936, when flood waters from the surrounding Susquehanna River ruined their home ballpark, Island Field. The flood effectively ended Eastern League participation for the next 51 years.
Second and third incarnationsedit
Another Senators team, representing Harrisburg and affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, formed four years later in the smaller Interstate League. Like the Senators before it, the team gained success quickly, winning the league title one year later with stars Billy Cox and Dennis Taylor. The success, however, was short lived, as the team moved to nearby York, Pennsylvania to become an incarnation of the York White Roses in 1943. Another team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians was created, but was not as successful. The Interstate League disbanded this Harrisburg team in 1952, and any form of professional baseball was not played in the city for the next 35 years.[1][2]
^Weiss, Bill; Wright, Marshall. "A History of the Harrisburg Senators". MiLB. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
^"Top 100 Teams: 1993 Senators". MiLB. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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The Harrisburg Senators was originally a name given to several minor league baseball clubs between 1893 and 1952 The name is also currently used by the modern day team in the Double A Eastern League since 1987 Harrisburg Senators 1893 1895 1900 1904 1915 1924 1935 1940 1942 1946 1952 Harrisburg PennsylvaniaMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass B 1895 1907 1914 1916 1917 1924 1932 1940 1952 Class A 1933 1935 Class AA 1915 Class D 1901 Previous leaguesInterstate League 1940 1942 1946 1952 New York Penn League 1924 1935 New York State League 1916 1917 International League 1915 Tri State League 1904 1914 Atlantic League 1900 Pennsylvania State League 1893 1895 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsPhiladelphia Athletics 1952 Cleveland Indians 1946 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 1940 1942 Boston Braves 1932 1935 Minor league titlesLeague titles 7 1912191419271928193119411946Team dataPrevious namesHarrisburg Senators 1907 1915 1924 1925 1940 1952 Harrisburg Islanders 1916 1917 Harrisburg Ponies 1911 Harrisburg 1900 Harrisburg Senators 1894 1895 Harrisburg Hustlers 1893 Previous parksIsland Park Contents 1 History 1 1 Early teams 1 2 First incarnation 1 3 Second and third incarnations 2 Season by season 3 ReferencesHistory editEarly teams edit The first Senators teams can be traced to the Pennsylvania State League where the team played as the Harrisburg Hustlers before taking on the Senators name the following year In 1900 the city fielded a team in the Atlantic League for one season In 1911 the team was called the Harrisburg Ponies In 1912 Harrisburg won the first of three Tri State League championships In 1915 the Newark Indians of the International League team moved to Harrisburg The club lasted one year before moving to the New York State League and playing as the Harrisburg Islanders before disbanding in 1917 This left the city without professional baseball for seven years First incarnation edit In 1924 the first incarnation of the Senators joined the newly formed New York Penn League which was eventually renamed the Eastern League Initially the Senators and most of the other New York Penn League teams were not affiliated with a Major League Baseball team In 1925 Joe Munson hit a 400 batting average a record which stands to this day in Senators history and 33 home runs a Senators record that was not broken until 1999 In 1927 the Senators started a five year campaign with three Eastern league championships winning titles in 1927 1928 and 1931 The year 1932 brought the Senators an affiliation with the Boston Braves The original Harrisburg Senators reign ended in 1936 when flood waters from the surrounding Susquehanna River ruined their home ballpark Island Field The flood effectively ended Eastern League participation for the next 51 years Second and third incarnations edit Another Senators team representing Harrisburg and affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates formed four years later in the smaller Interstate League Like the Senators before it the team gained success quickly winning the league title one year later with stars Billy Cox and Dennis Taylor The success however was short lived as the team moved to nearby York Pennsylvania to become an incarnation of the York White Roses in 1943 Another team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians was created but was not as successful The Interstate League disbanded this Harrisburg team in 1952 and any form of professional baseball was not played in the city for the next 35 years 1 2 Season by season editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs1893 49 52 5th Felix Marks Jack Huston1894 56 45 2nd Jack Huston Lost disputed title game vs Pottsville Colts 1895 19 16 Frank Seiss Team disbanded on June 141904 58 51 3rd Peter Agnew1905 76 51 4th Billy Hamilton1906 52 74 5th Billy Hamilton1907 79 47 2nd George Heckert no playoffs1908 80 47 2nd George Heckert no playoffs1909 49 65 6th George Heckert no playoffs1910 52 59 6th Al Selbach no playoffs1911 47 61 7th Al Selbach1912 75 37 1st George Cockill League ChampsNo playoffs1913 59 52 2nd t George Cockill no playoffs1914 78 32 1st George Cockill League Champs No playoffs1915 61 76 6th Harry Smith Newark Indians moved to Harrisburg July 21916 48 47 8th Louis Wachter George Cockill Walter Blair1924 70 60 4th Steve Yerkes 19 16 Mickey LaLonge 6 3 Glenn Killinger 40 34 Nig Clarke 5 7 No playoffs1925 61 69 6th Rankin Johnson Sr 1926 47 84 8th Rankin Johnson Sr 35 49 Lee Dempsey 0 1 Joe Lightner 12 34 No playoffs1927 87 51 1st Win Clark League ChampsNo playoffs1928 82 54 1st Glenn Killinger League ChampsNo playoffs1929 75 62 3rd Johnny Tillman No playoffs1930 70 69 4th Johnny Tillman No playoffs1931 83 56 1st Joe Cobb 6 8 Eddie Onslow 77 48 League ChampsNo playoffs1932 74 66 2nd Eddie Onslow No playoffs1933 60 76 7th Eddie Onslow No playoffs1934 60 75 8th Leslie Mann1935 59 77 6th Art Shires1940 60 62 5th Les Bell1941 81 43 1st Les Bell League Champs vs Trenton Senators 4 games to 3 Won in first round vs Reading Brooks 3 games to 1 1942 69 68 3rd Danny Taylor Lost in 1st round vs Hagerstown Owls 3 games to 1 1946 76 64 2nd Les Bell League Champs vs Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games to 1 Won in first round vs Allentown Cardinals 4 games to 1 1947 71 69 4th Les Bell Lost in 1st round vs Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games to 1 1948 64 76 6th Les Bell1949 74 64 3rd Les Bell Lost League Finals vs Trenton Giants 4 games to 3 Won in first round vs Allentown Cardinals 4 games to 2 1950 77 62 3rd Les Bell Lost in 1st round vs Wilmington Blue Rocks 4 games to 3 1951 55 84 6th Les Bell Harold Cox1952 46 94 8th Buck Etchison Woody WheatonReferences edit Weiss Bill Wright Marshall A History of the Harrisburg Senators MiLB Retrieved March 23 2016 Top 100 Teams 1993 Senators MiLB Retrieved March 23 2016 Retrieved from 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