The Springfield Senators were a minor league baseball team based in

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest ...

that played on-and-off from 1889 to 1935.BR Minors
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Central Interstate League The Central Interstate League was an independent minor league baseball league that operated from 1888 to 1890. William H. Allen (1888), Henderson Ridgely (1889), E.T. McNeally (1890) and Fitzpatrick (1890) served as the league presidents. Th ...

(1889), the Three-I League (1904-1912, 1925–1932, 1935) and the

Mississippi Valley League The Mississippi Valley League (MVL) was a baseball Class D (baseball), Class D level minor league that operated from 1922 through 1933. Playing its last year as a Class B (baseball), Class B level league, the league franchises were based in Iowa a ...

(1933). In 1933, the club was affiliated with the

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. In 1935, it was affiliated with the

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. The 1889 team played as the Springfield Senators. In 1903, the team was called the Springfield Foot Trackers and in 1904, they played as the Springfield Hustlers. From 1905 to 1912 the team played as the Springfield Senators. During the 1913 and 1914 season the team played as the Springfield Watchmakers and disbanded. Starting in 1925 through 1932, the team played again as the Springfield Senators. The team name in both the 1933 and 1935 seasons was the Springfield Senators and the team again disbanded. Many notable players spent time with the team. Baseball Hall of Famer

Joe McGinnity Joseph Jerome McGinnity (March 20, 1871 – November 14, 1929) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the late 19th and early 20th century. McGinnity played in MLB for ten years, pitching for the National League's ...

, as well as

Heinie Groh Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh (September 18, 1889 – August 22, 1968) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1912 to 1927, spending nearly his entire career with the Cinc ...

Joe Kuhel Joseph Anthony Kuhel (June 25, 1906 – February 26, 1984) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a first baseman who played in the Major Leagues from 1930–47 for the Washington Senators (19 ...

, Larry Doyle,

Ray Chapman Raymond Johnson Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player. He spent his entire career as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians. Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by pitcher Carl Mays and died 1 ...

, Dutch Leonard,

Bill Wambsganss William Adolf Wambsganss (March 19, 1894 – December 8, 1985) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1914 through 1926, Wambsganss played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics. He is best remembered f ...

Birdie Tebbetts George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts (November 10, 1912 – March 24, 1999) was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, Bos ...

and

Roy Cullenbine Roy Joseph Cullenbine (October 18, 1913 – May 28, 1991) was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Browns, Washing ...

are among them.

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