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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Ceased | 1990 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Last champion(s) | St. Petersburg Pelicans |
The Senior Professional Baseball Association, referred to commonly as the Senior League, was a winter baseball league based in Florida for players age 35 and over, with a minimum age of 32 for catchers.[1] The league began play in 1989 and had eight teams in two divisions and a 72-game schedule. Pitchers Rollie Fingers, Ferguson Jenkins (both future Hall of Famers), and Vida Blue, outfielder Dave Kingman, and managers Earl Weaver and Dick Williams were the league's marquee names; and former big league outfielder Curt Flood was the circuit's first Commissioner. At age 54, Ed Rakow was the league's oldest player.[2]
- ^ Robbins, Mike (2004). Ninety Feet from Fame: Close Calls with Baseball Immortality. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 0-7867-1335-6.
- ^ Senior Citizens: The Boys of Winter. Uni Watch. Retrieved on March 8, 2016.