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The Jackson Senators was the name of at least two minor league baseball teams that played in
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...
.


First team

The first known Jackson Senators club competed in the
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in 1904. Jackson also played as a member of the Cotton States League before 1953. This was a class C minor-league club, and was the last team to represent the city of Jackson before the arrival of the class AA Jackson Mets for the 1975 season.


Second team

The second Jackson Senators team was a member of the
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from 2002 to
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, a league that was not affiliated with
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. The Senators won the CBL title in 2003. After the CBL disbanded, Jackson was left without a league for the 2006 season. On January 24, 2006, officials with the team's ownership group, Mississippi Baseball Club LLC, announced that they would not be operating a professional independent team in Jackson for the 2006 season. Instead, the Greenville (South Carolina) Braves relocated to suburban
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as the Mississippi Braves. The team played at Smith-Wills Stadium.


Notable players

* Jack Mealey (born 1899) -- minor league baseball catcher, who also managed in the minor leagues and served as president of the Sooner State League


References

Defunct minor league baseball teams Defunct baseball teams in Mississippi Defunct Cotton States League teams Baseball teams disestablished in 2005 Defunct independent baseball league teams 2002 establishments in Mississippi Sports in Jackson, Mississippi Southeastern League teams Baseball teams established in 1953 Baseball teams disestablished in 1953 Baseball teams established in 2002 Delta League teams Dixie League (1933 baseball) teams {{Mississippi-baseball-team-stub