 Stange was signed by the Washington Senators' organization before the 1957 season.In 1960, he won 20 games in the Class B Carolina League, and in he was promoted all the way to the majors as a member of the inaugural edition of the Twins, who had just moved to Minneapolis–Saint Paul from Washington.After two early-April relief performances, he spent the bulk of 1961 in Triple-A, then was recalled in September.