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The Topeka Senators were a minor league baseball team based in
Topeka, Kansas Topeka ( ; Kansa language, Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the Capital (political), capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the County seat, seat of Shawnee County, Kansas, Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the ...
United States that played on-and-off from 1924 to 1934 that played in the
Western Association The Western Association was the name of five different leagues formed in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries. The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western ...
(1924),
Southwestern League The Southwestern League was the name of four former minor league baseball leagues that operated in the Southwestern United States. The second league, also known as the ''Oklahoma State League'', was in operation for the 1904 season. The third l ...
(1925–1926) and Western League (1930–1931 and 1933–1934). In 1925, under the guidance of managers Bill Meyer and
Dutch Wetzel Franklin Burton "Dutch" Wetzel (July 7, 1893 in Columbus, Indiana – March 5, 1942 in Hollywood, California) was a right-handed outfielder who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1920 to 1921. He made his big league debut on September 15, 1920 ...
, they won their league's championship.BR Minors
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