The Marion Senators were a Minor league baseball team based in

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and

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. In 1915, the Senators played briefly as members of the short–lived

Buckeye League The Buckeye League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played briefly in the 1915 season. The six–team Buckeye League consisted of franchises based exclusively in Ohio. The Buckeye League played just a portion 1915 season bef ...

, hosting minor league home games at

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. The Senators folded in June 1915 and the Buckeye League folded in July 1915.

History

The Senators were preceded in minor league baseball by the 1912

Marion Diggers The Marion Diggers were a minor league baseball team based in Marion, Ohio and Marion County, Ohio. From 1908 to 1912, the Diggers played as members of the Class D level Ohio State League, hosting home minor league games at Webb Park. Despite no ...

, who ended a five–season tenure as members of the

Ohio State League The Ohio State League was a minor league baseball league that operated in numerous seasons between 1887 and 1947, predominantly as a Class D level league. League franchises were based in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Histo ...

. In 1915, the Marion Senators became charter members of the Class D level

, before folding during the season. The 1915 Buckeye League formed as six–team league and began play on May 19, 1915. The

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, Canton Giants, Findlay Finns,

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and Newark New Socks joined Marion in league play. On Friday, May 21, 1915, the Senators hosted their home opener at

. A parade was held before the contest against Newark, with 15 automobiles following "Baker's Band." Orndorf was named as the starting pitcher for Marion. It was noted in the Marion Daily Star that Tuesday games were "ladies day" games with "the fairer sex to be admitted free." The Senators' season was short–lived. On June 11, 1915, both the Marion Senators and Canton Giants teams disbanded, with the Senators having compiled a 10–5 record at the time the team folded. The Buckeye League, with four remaining teams, permanently disbanded on July 5, 1915. The league folding corresponded to

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efforts that affected many minor leagues. The Lima Boosters (25–18) were in first place when the Buckeye League folded on July 5, 1915. Lima was followed by the Findlay Finns (22–19), Akron Rubbermen (22–21) and Newark New Socks (14–24) in the final standings. The Marion Senators had a record of 10–5 and the Canton Giants were 5–11 when they both folded on June 11, 1915. The Buckeye League never played again as a minor league after folding in 1915. Marion next hosted minor league baseball in 1937, when the

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played a partial season as members of the Ohio State League.

The ballpark

The Marion Senators hosted 1915 minor league home games at

. The Senators were the first Marion minor league team to play in Lincoln Park and the ballpark would host the remaining Marion minor league teams through 1951. Today, Lincoln Park is still in use as a public park, with numerous amenities on 89 acres, including 12 ball fields. The location today is 897 North Prospect Street.

Year–by–year record

Notable alumni

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(1915) *

Buzz Wetzel Charles Edward "Buzz" Wetzel (August 25, 1894 – March 7, 1941) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. Listed at , 162 lb., Wetzel batted and threw right-handed. He was b ...

(1915, MGR)

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