The Charleston Senators of 1949-1960 (actually two different franchises) were the last in a spate of minor league baseball clubs to operate under the “Senators” nickname in the West Virginia city during the first half of the 20th century. Previous incarnations of the Sens played from 1910-1916 and again from 1931-1942.
The Iowa Oaks baseball team was a triple-A minor league club that played from 1969 to 1981 at Sec Taylor Stadium in Des Moines. During the Oaks era, the club was never especially competitive. The Oaks only made the American Association playoffs once in thirteen seasons, advancing to the championship series in 1973, which they lost to the Tulsa Oilers. The former Oaks franchise continues to exist today under the Iowa Cubs name.
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