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The Superior Senators were a
Minor League Baseball
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National Le ...
team, based in Superior, Nebraska
Superior is a city in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,957.
Superior bills itself as the "Victorian Capital of Nebraska", and holds an annual Victorian Festival.
. The Senators played from 1956 to 1958 in the short-season Class D level Nebraska State League as an affiliate of the Washington Senators. From 1910 to 1914, the Senators were preceded in Nebraska State League play by the Superior Brickmakers. Baseball Hall of Fame
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member Dazzy Vance played for the 1913 Brickmakers
History
Affiliated with the Washington Senators of theAmerican League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two sports leagues, leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western L ...
, the Superior Senators were a charter team in the newly resurrected Nebraska State League, which had been dormant for 18 years. The After the 1958 season, the league reduced its membership from eight to six teams as the Senators and Lexington Red Sox were disbanded. The Nebraska State League itself disbanded after the 1959 season.
With a city population of 3,000, the Superior Senators played in, by far, the smallest city in the eight team Nebraska State league. The season ticket sales for the Superior Senators first season of 1956 was 559 and the average attendance at each home game was over 700.
Superior had previously hosted another Nebraska State League team, the Superior Brickmakers, who played from 1910 to 1914. The Brickmakers captured the league championship in 1911. Hall of Fame pitcher Dazzy Vance played for Superior in 1913.
The ballpark
The Senators hosted home minor league games at Brodstone Field. The ballpark had a dirt infield in the era. Built in 1948, with a seating capacity of 1,500, the field is still in use today and is located at 648 East 7th Street, Superior, Nebraska.Year–by–year records
{{cite book , title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , editor1-first=Lloyd , editor1-last=Johnson , editor2-first=Miles , editor2-last=Wolff , edition=Third , publisher=Baseball America
''Baseball America'' (BA) is a sports publication company that covers baseball at every level, including Major League Baseball (MLB), with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) college, high school, and inte ...
, date=2007 , isbn=978-1932391176
Notable alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame
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alumni
* Dazzy Vance (1913); inducted, 1955
* Jim Kaat
James Lee Kaat (; born November 7, 1938), nicknamed "Kitty", is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. A left-handed pitcher, he played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Minnes ...
(1957); inducted, 2022; 3 × MLB All-Star; 16 × Gold Glove; 283 lifetime wins
Notable alumni
* Eddie Brown (1913–1914) * Bert Cueto (1956) * Jimmie Hall (1956) 2 × MLB All-Star * Wild Bill Luhrsen (1911) * Walt Meinert (1913) * Ed Monroe (1914)References