Salem Senators (1977-1981)
August 23, 2015
The Salem Senators were a ramshackle independent franchise (i.e. no Major League parent club) in the short-season Class A Northwest League from 1977 until 1981. The Senators were a brand revival of Salem’s earlier Senators team, which played in the city from 1940 until 1960. The team changed its name to the Salem Angels in 1982 after securing a Major League affiliation with the California Angels.