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Pueblo Dodgers
The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958. History An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959. Ballparks The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex. Notable alumni Hall of Fame Alumni * Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976 * Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000 * Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987 Notable Alumni * George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star * Roger Craig (1954) * Don Demeter (1955) * Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star * Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader * Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star * Clem Labine (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western League (1900–1958)
The Western League was the name of several leagues in American minor league baseball. First, its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League. Later, during the 20th century, there were four incarnations of the Western League, including a Class D loop, formerly the Nebraska State League, that played from 1939 to 1941, and an independent loop (outside of "organized baseball") that began play in 1995. This article, however, concentrates on the Western Leagues that played from 1900 to 1937 and from 1947 to 1958. History The league's longest-serving franchise was located in Des Moines, Iowa, which joined the WL in 1900 and played continuously through 1937, when the league shut down during the Great Depression. Des Moines then rejoined the reborn Western circuit when Colorado Senator Edwin C. Johnson founded it in 1947; this team, a Chicago Cubs affiliate called the '' Des Moines Bruins'', then played for the final 12 years of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |