Harrisburg Senators
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Harrisburg Senators Founded in 1987 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Current | Double-A (1987–present) | ||||
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| League | Eastern League (1987–present) | ||||
| Division | Western Division | ||||
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| Current | Washington Nationals (1991–present) | ||||
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| League titles (6) |
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| Division titles (4) |
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| Nickname | Harrisburg Senators (1987–present) | ||||
| Colors | Red, navy blue, gold, white |
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| Mascot | Rascal | ||||
| Ballpark | FNB Field (1987–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Senators Partners LLC | ||||
| Manager | Matthew LeCroy | ||||
| General Manager | Randy Whitaker | ||||
The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
The Senators play in FNB Field, located on City Island in Harrisburg. The stadium originally opened in 1987 as Riverside Stadium, but has since been renamed and renovated. It presently has a seating capacity of 6,187 fans. The "Senators" nickname refers to the host city being the capital and thus home of the Pennsylvania legislature. The team colors are red, navy blue, and gold, the same colors of the parent club, the Washington Nationals.
The city of Harrisburg has won nine Eastern League titles and is the first team in league history to win four titles in a row: 1987, 1993, and 1996–99, while an earlier Senators team won league titles in 1927, 1928 and 1931.
The city of Harrisburg has a long history of professional baseball. In 1901, the first baseball club in Harrisburg was created. In 1912, Harrisburg won the first of three Tri-State Association championships in a row. In 1915, an affilitated International League team moved from Newark, New Jersey, to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The club lasted one year before moving to the New York State League and disbanding. This left the city without professional baseball for seven years.
In 1924, an 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 1927, the Senators started a five-year campaign with three Eastern league championships, winning titles in 1927, 1928, and 1931. The Senators' reign ended in 1936, when flood waters from the surrounding Susquehanna River ruined their home ballpark, Island Field.
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