# Pittsfield Senators
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{{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](/source/Double-A_(baseball))''' (1970–1975)
}}
| league = {{plainlist|
*[Eastern League](/source/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)) (1970–1975)
}}
| conference =
| division =
| past league =
| pastmajorleague ={{plainlist|
*[Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1960-1971)) (1970–1971)
*[Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)) (1972–1975)
}}
| pastnames =
| pastparks = [Wahconah Park](/source/Wahconah_Park)
| classchamps =
| leaguechamps =
| conferencechamps =
| divisionchamps = 1973
}}
The '''Pittsfield Senators''' were a minor league [baseball](/source/baseball) team that played from 1970 to 1975 in the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)) minor league system. In 1972 when the Senators moved to Texas and became the [Texas Rangers](/source/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)), Pittsfield changed its name to the '''Pittsfield Rangers''' (1972 to 1975).
They were located in [Pittsfield, Massachusetts](/source/Pittsfield%2C_Massachusetts), played in the [Double-A](/source/Double-A_(baseball)) [Eastern League](/source/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)). Their home ballpark was [Wahconah Park](/source/Wahconah_Park).
The Rangers moved their Double-A affiliate to [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio_Missions) of the [Texas League](/source/Texas_League) in 1976 and were immediately replaced in Pittsfield by the [Milwaukee Brewers](/source/Milwaukee_Brewers), who renamed the team the [Berkshire Brewers](/source/Berkshire_Brewers).
==Yearly record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Year !! Record !! Finish
{{small|Full Season}} !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason
|-
| [1970](/source/1970_in_baseball) || 72–66 || Third || 49,875 || [Dick Gernert](/source/Dick_Gernert)[{{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](/source/The_Berkshire_Eagle)|date=June 30, 1970|page=10|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} {{Open access}}]
[Joe Klein](/source/Joe_Klein_(baseball_executive))[ || No playoffs held
|-
| [1971](/source/1971_in_baseball) || 68–69 || Second ]
(American Division) || 49,770 || Joe Klein || DNQ
|-
| [1972](/source/1972_in_baseball) || 66–73 || Second
(American Division) || 47,199 || Joe Klein || DNQ
|-
| [1973](/source/1973_in_baseball) || 75–61 || First
(American Division) || 44,333|| Joe Klein || Lost to [Reading](/source/Reading_Phillies) in finals
|-
| [1974](/source/1974_in_baseball) || 69–70 || Second
(American Division) || 29,234 || Joe Klein || Lost to [Thetford Mines](/source/Thetford_Mines_Pirates) in finals
|-
| [1975](/source/1975_in_baseball) || 66–73 || Sixth || 34,878 || [Jackie Moore](/source/Jackie_Moore_(baseball))
[Marty Martínez](/source/Marty_Mart%C3%ADnez) || DNQ
|}
==Future Major Leaguers==
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[Larry Biittner](/source/Larry_Biittner) (1970)
*[Don Castle](/source/Don_Castle_(baseball)) (1970)
*[Dave Moates](/source/Dave_Moates) (1970–1972)
*[Rick Stelmaszek](/source/Rick_Stelmaszek) (1970)
*[John Wockenfuss](/source/John_Wockenfuss) (1970–1972)
*[Steve Foucault](/source/Steve_Foucault) (1970)
*[Bill Gogolewski](/source/Bill_Gogolewski) (1970)
*[Rick Henninger](/source/Rick_Henninger) (1970–1971)
*[Jeff Terpko](/source/Jeff_Terpko) (1970–1971, 1974)
*[Mike Thompson](/source/Mike_Thompson_(1970s_pitcher)) (1970)
*[Bill Fahey](/source/Bill_Fahey) (1971)
*[Jim Kremmel](/source/Jim_Kremmel) (1971–1972)
*[Joe Lovitto](/source/Joe_Lovitto) (1971)
*[Bill Madlock](/source/Bill_Madlock) (1971–1972)
*[Rick Waits](/source/Rick_Waits) (1971–1972)
*[Jim Kremmel](/source/Jim_Kremmel) (1971–1972)
*[Lew Beasley](/source/Lew_Beasley) (1972–1975)
*[Roy Howell](/source/Roy_Howell) (1972–1973)
*[Pete Mackanin](/source/Pete_Mackanin) (1972)
*[Greg Pryor](/source/Greg_Pryor) (1972, 1974)
*[Tom Robson](/source/Tom_Robson_(baseball)) (1972–1973)
*[Dave Criscione](/source/Dave_Criscione) (1973)
*[Mike Cubbage](/source/Mike_Cubbage) (1973)
*[Ken Pape](/source/Ken_Pape) (1973–1974)
*[Jim Sundberg](/source/Jim_Sundberg) (1973)
*[Stan Thomas](/source/Stan_Thomas_(baseball)) (1973)
*[Doug Ault](/source/Doug_Ault) (1974–1975)
*[Brian Doyle](/source/Brian_Doyle_(baseball)) (1974)
*[Ron Pruitt](/source/Ron_Pruitt) (1974)
*[Roy Smalley III](/source/Roy_Smalley_III) (1974)
*[Jim Umbarger](/source/Jim_Umbarger) (1974)
*[Len Barker](/source/Len_Barker) (1975)
*[Tommy Boggs](/source/Tommy_Boggs) (1975)
*[Dan Duran](/source/Dan_Duran_(baseball)) (1975)
*[Greg Mahlberg](/source/Greg_Mahlberg) (1975)
*[John Poloni](/source/John_Poloni) (1975)
*[Keith Smith](/source/Keith_Smith_(outfielder)) (1975)
*[John Sutton](/source/John_Sutton_(baseball)) (1975)
*[Bump Wills](/source/Bump_Wills) (1975)
{{div col end}}
==Players with previous Major League experience==
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[Toby Harrah](/source/Toby_Harrah) (1970)
*[Gene Martin](/source/Gene_Martin) (1970)
*[Charley Walters](/source/Charley_Walters) (1971–1972)
*[Dick Such](/source/Dick_Such) (1973)
*[Tommy Cruz](/source/Tommy_Cruz) (1974)
*[David Clyde](/source/David_Clyde) (1975)
*[Marty Martínez](/source/Marty_Mart%C3%ADnez) (1975)
{{div col end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
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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