Pittsfield Senators

{{one source|date=November 2025}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Pittsfield Senators ''Pittsfield Rangers'' after 1971 | firstseason = 1970 | lastseason = 1975 | allyears = | city = Pittsfield, Massachusetts | logo = | caplogo = | past class level = {{plainlist| *'''Double-A''' (1970–1975) }} | league = {{plainlist| *Eastern League (1970–1975) }} | conference = | division = | past league = | pastmajorleague ={{plainlist| *Washington Senators (1970–1971) *Texas Rangers (1972–1975) }} | pastnames = | pastparks = Wahconah Park | classchamps = | leaguechamps = | conferencechamps = | 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== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Year !! Record !! Finish {{small|Full Season}} !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason |- | 1970 || 72–66 || Third || 49,875 || Dick Gernert<ref name="dick">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle/184271687/|title=Could Be Big Leaguer: Fair or Foul|first=Roger|last=O'Gara|work=The Berkshire Eagle|date=June 30, 1970|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Joe Klein<ref name=dick/> || No playoffs held |- | 1971 || 68–69 || Second (American Division) || 49,770 || Joe Klein || DNQ |- | 1972 || 66–73 || Second (American Division) || 47,199 || Joe Klein || DNQ |- | 1973 || 75–61 || First (American Division) || 44,333|| Joe Klein || Lost to Reading in finals |- | 1974 || 69–70 || Second (American Division) || 29,234 || Joe Klein || Lost to Thetford Mines in finals |- | 1975 || 66–73 || Sixth || 34,878 || Jackie Moore Marty Martínez || DNQ |}

==Future Major Leaguers== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *Larry Biittner (1970) *Don Castle (1970) *Dave Moates (1970–1972) *Rick Stelmaszek (1970) *John Wockenfuss (1970–1972) *Steve Foucault (1970) *Bill Gogolewski (1970) *Rick Henninger (1970–1971) *Jeff Terpko (1970–1971, 1974) *Mike Thompson (1970) *Bill Fahey (1971) *Jim Kremmel (1971–1972) *Joe Lovitto (1971) *Bill Madlock (1971–1972) *Rick Waits (1971–1972) *Jim Kremmel (1971–1972) *Lew Beasley (1972–1975) *Roy Howell (1972–1973) *Pete Mackanin (1972) *Greg Pryor (1972, 1974) *Tom Robson (1972–1973) *Dave Criscione (1973) *Mike Cubbage (1973) *Ken Pape (1973–1974) *Jim Sundberg (1973) *Stan Thomas (1973) *Doug Ault (1974–1975) *Brian Doyle (1974) *Ron Pruitt (1974) *Roy Smalley III (1974) *Jim Umbarger (1974) *Len Barker (1975) *Tommy Boggs (1975) *Dan Duran (1975) *Greg Mahlberg (1975) *John Poloni (1975) *Keith Smith (1975) *John Sutton (1975) *Bump Wills (1975) {{div col end}}

==Players with previous Major League experience== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *Toby Harrah (1970) *Gene Martin (1970) *Charley Walters (1971–1972) *Dick Such (1973) *Tommy Cruz (1974) *David Clyde (1975) *Marty Martínez (1975) {{div col end}}

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Category:1970 establishments in Massachusetts Category:1975 disestablishments in Massachusetts Category:Baseball teams established in 1970 Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1975 Category:Defunct baseball teams in Massachusetts Category:Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams Category:Baseball teams in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Category:Professional baseball teams in Massachusetts Category:Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates

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