Pittsfield Senators Explained

Pittsfield Senators
Pittsfield Rangers after 1971
Firstseason:1970
Lastseason:1975
City:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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Pastparks:Wahconah Park
Divisionchamps:1973

The Pittsfield Senators were a minor league baseball team that played from 1970 to 1975 in the Washington Senators minor league system. In 1972 when the Senators moved to Texas and became the Texas Rangers, Pittsfield changed its name to the Pittsfield Rangers (1972 to 1975).

They were located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, played in the Double-A Eastern League. Their home ballpark was Wahconah Park.

The Rangers moved their Double-A affiliate to San Antonio of the Texas League in 1976 and were immediately replaced in Pittsfield by the Milwaukee Brewers, who renamed the team the Berkshire Brewers.

Yearly record

Year Record Finish
Attendance Manager Postseason
72–66 Third 49,875 No playoffs held
68–69 Second
(American Division)
49,770 Joe Klein DNQ
66–73 Second
(American Division)
47,199 Joe Klein DNQ
75–61 First
(American Division)
44,333Joe Klein Lost to Reading in finals
69–70 Second
(American Division)
29,234 Joe Klein Lost to Thetford Mines in finals
66–73 Sixth 34,878 DNQ

Future Major Leaguers

Players with previous Major League experience