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| Name | Columbus Senators (1888, 1896–1930) |
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TheColumbus SenatorsMinor league baseball team was created in1888 as a founding member of theTri-State League. After that, the Senators played in theWestern League (1896-1899),Interstate League (1900),Western Association (1901), andAmerican Association (1902–1930). The team representedColumbus, Ohio, and played their home games atRecreation Park andNeil Park.
In their first season, the Senators finished in third place with a 64-50 record. The nickname was used again in 1897, when the Columbus team in the Western League changed its name from the Columbus Buckeyes to the Senators. Columbus competed until July 1899, when Loftus removed the team to Grand Rapids (seeGrand Rapids (baseball) because of continued poor attendance. In 1900, Columbus also had a Senators club in the Interstate League, moving to the Western Association in 1901.
By 1902, the Senators became one of the founding members of the new American Association. Before the 1905 season, the team owner built Neil Park, the first concrete-and-steel stadium in the minor leagues. From 1905 through 1907, the Senators won the league title, losing theJunior World Series in 1906 and 1907. The team declined after that, and never finished higher than fourth place between 1919 and 1930. The 1905 Senators were recognized as one of the100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[1]
In 1931, theSt. Louis Cardinals took control of the Columbus team as part of their developing minor league system and renamed them theColumbus Red Birds.
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | League | Notes |
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| 1888 | 64–50 | 3rd | James Curry Frank Arnold | TSL | |
| 1896 | 52-90 | 7th | Tom Loftus | WL | |
| 1897 | 89–47 | 2nd | George Tebeau | WL | |
| 1898 | 73–60 | 5th | Tom Loftus George Tebeau | WL | |
| 1899 | 63–62 | 5th | Tom Loftus George Tebeau | WL | |
| 1900 | 58–78 | 6th | Bob Quinn | ISL | |
| 1901 | 55–86 | 7th | Frank Metz Jimmy Gardner Ed Zinram | WA | |
| 1902 | 58–78 | 6th | Frank Leonard Jack Grim | AA | |
| 1903 | 56–84 | 6th | Frank Leonard Bob Quinn Jimmy Bannon | AA | |
| 1904 | 88–61 | 2nd | Bill Clymer | AA | |
| 1905 | 100–52 | 1st | Bill Clymer | AA | Championship title |
| 1906 | 91–57 | 1st | Bill Clymer | AA | Championship title Lost Junior World Series to theBuffalo Bisons |
| 1907 | 90–64 | 1st | Bill Clymer | AA | Championship title Lost Junior World Series to theToronto Maple Leafs |
| 1908 | 86–68 | 3rd | Bill Clymer | AA | |
| 1909 | 80–87 | 7th | Bill Clymer Bill Friel | AA | |
| 1910 | 88–77 | 3rd | Bill Friel | AA | |
| 1911 | 87–78 | 3rd | Bill Friel | AA | |
| 1912 | 98–68 | 3rd | Bill Friel | AA | |
| 1913 | 93–74 | 4th | Bill Hinchman | AA | |
| 1914 | 86–77 | 4th | Bill Hinchman | AA | |
| 1915 | 54–91 | 8th | Rudy Hulswitt | AA | |
| 1916 | 71–90 | 7th | Rudy Hulswitt Bob Quinn William Johns | AA | |
| 1917 | 84–69 | 4th | Joe Tinker | AA | |
| 1918 | 41–32 | 2nd | Joe Tinker | AA | |
| 1919 | 70–84 | 6th | Grover Hartley | AA | |
| 1920 | 66–99 | 7th | Bill Clymer | AA | |
| 1921 | 69–96 | 8th | Pants Rowland | AA | |
| 1922 | 63–102 | 8th | Pants Rowland | AA | |
| 1923 | 79–89 | 4th | Carlton Molesworth | AA | |
| 1924 | 75–93 | 7th | Carlton Molesworth | AA | |
| 1925 | 61–106 | 8th | Carlton Molesworth | AA | |
| 1926 | 39–125 | 8th | Hank Gowdy George McQuillan | AA | |
| 1927 | 60–108 | 8th | Ivey Wingo | AA | |
| 1928 | 68–100 | 7th | Nemo Leibold | AA | |
| 1929 | 75–91 | 6th | Nemo Leibold | AA | |
| 1930 | 67–86 | 6th | Nemo Leibold | AA |