Topeka Senators
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The Topeka Senators were a minor league baseball team based in Topeka, Kansas
USA that played on-and-off from 1924 to 1934 that played in the Western Association
(1924), Southwestern League
(1925–1926) and Western League
(1930–1931 and 1933–1934). In 1925, under the guidance of managers Bill Meyer
and Dutch Wetzel
, they won their league's championship.
Topeka, Kansas
Topeka |Kansa]]: Tó Pee Kuh) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...
USA that played on-and-off from 1924 to 1934 that played in the Western Association
Western Association
The Western Association was the name of five different leagues 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 Association on October 28, 1887...
(1924), Southwestern League
Southwestern League
The Southwestern League was the name of three former minor league baseball leagues that operated in the Southwestern United States. The first league, also known as the Oklahoma State League, was in operation for the 1904 season. The second league operated from 1921 to 1926...
(1925–1926) and Western League
Western League (defunct minor league)
The Western League is a name given to several circuits in American minor league baseball. Its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League...
(1930–1931 and 1933–1934). In 1925, under the guidance of managers Bill Meyer
Billy Meyer
William Adam Meyer was an American baseball player and manager. He holds the dubious distinction as having played for, and managed, two of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball....
and Dutch Wetzel
Dutch Wetzel
Franklin Burton "Dutch" Wetzel was a right-handed outfielder who played for the St. Louis Browns from 1920 to 1921....
, they won their league's championship.