The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in
Pueblo, Colorado
Pueblo () is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 111,876 at the 2020 United States Census, making Pueblo the ninth most populo ...
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
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Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976
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Sparky Anderson
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third ...
(1954) Inducted, 2000
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Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987
Notable Alumni
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George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star
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Roger Craig (1954)
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Don Demeter (1955)
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Roy Face
Elroy Leon Face (born February 20, 1928), nicknamed The Bullpen Baron, is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. During a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A pioneer of ...
(1950) 6 x MLB All-Star
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Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader
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Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star
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Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star
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Bob Lillis
Robert Perry Lillis (born June 2, 1930) is an American former infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lillis was an original member of the expansion Houston Colt .45s who remained with the club (renamed the Astros ...
(1951)
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Turk Lown (1947)
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John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star
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Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player
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Dave Stenhouse
David Rotchford Stenhouse (born September 12, 1933) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators from to . Stenhouse batted and threw right-handed.
Stenhouse attended Westerly High School, where he was ca ...
(1958) 2 x MLB All-Star
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Maury Wills
Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of ...
(1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player
References
External links
Baseball Reference
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates
Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
Defunct baseball teams in Colorado
Defunct Western League teams
Baseball teams disestablished in 1958
Baseball teams established in 1947
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