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Blue Sox (other) team that was briefly known as the ''Halifax Blue Sox''.
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Blue Sox may refer to a number of sports teams: Active baseball teams *Butler BlueSox *Leicester Blue Sox *Sydney Blue Sox *Valley Blue Sox Defunct baseball teams *Abilene Blue Sox *Bet Shemesh Blue Sox *Covington Blue Sox *Davenport Blue Sox *Denison Blue Sox * Elkhart Blue Sox *Martinsburg Blue Sox *South Bend Blue Sox * Utica Blue Sox Other sports *Halifax RLFC - a rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler BlueSox
The Butler BlueSox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They are a member of the Tri-State Collegiate League and were formerly a member of the East Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League. History The BlueSox were formed by former Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Representative Leo Trich, Jr. in Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington, Pennsylvania in 2006 as part of the Tri-State Collegiate Baseball League. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', 2006-04-02. Accessed 2012-01-05.Schnur, p. 21 After renovations were completed at Kelly Automotive Park in 2008, Trich decided to move the Washington BlueSox to Butler as a founding member of the Prospect League. The team officially became part of the league in December 2008.Schnur, p. 21 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester Blue Sox
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest, England, National Forest. It is situated to the north-east of Birmingham and Coventry, south of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. The population size has increased by 38,800 ( 11.8%) from around 329,800 in 2011 to 368,600 in 2021 making it the most populous municipality in the East Midlands region. The associated Urban area#United Kingdom, urban area is also the 11th most populous in England and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. Leicester is at the intersection of two railway lines: the Midland Main Line and the Birmingham to London Stansted Airport line. It is also at the confluence of the M1 motorway, M1/M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Blue Sox
The Sydney Blue Sox are a professional baseball team, and one of eight foundation teams in the re-formed Australian Baseball League (ABL). The team plays their home games at Blacktown International Sportspark (BISP), one of the two venues used for baseball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when it was known as Blacktown Olympic Park. The Blue Sox hosted the league's Opening Day for the inaugural season on 6 November 2010, when they played against the Canberra Cavalry, and won the game 1–0. The Blue Sox are the only team in the Australian Baseball League to implement sabermetrics as a way to run their team with volunteer statistician, Anthony Rescan. Fan response was very positive for the Blue Sox in the lead up to their inaugural season. As the sole team in New South Wales, they attracted interest beyond the Sydney metropolitan region; as far north as Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, which hosted the Australian Baseball League (1989-1999), former ABL franchise Hunter Eagles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Blue Sox
The Valley Blue Sox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games at Mackenzie Stadium.Holyoke Blue Sox at necbl.com, URL accessed January 3, 2010 1/3/10 The Blue Sox were founded in 2001 as the Concord Quarry Dogs but moved following the 2007 season to Holyoke to fill the void left by the departure of the Holyoke Giants to . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abilene Blue Sox
The Abilene Blue Sox were a minor league baseball team that operated in the West Texas–New Mexico League from 1946 to 1955 and the Big State League from 1956 to 1957. They were an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1946–48) and the Kansas City Athletics The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun as a charter member franchise in the new American League in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 for 13 seas ... (1956–57). The nickname came from the blue trim hose used by their Brooklyn parent team. The 1946 Abilene Blue Sox are considered one of the top 100 Minor League Baseball teams of all-time. Among the players who played for them was Al Silvera. References {{reflist External links Welcome Page– Website about the team The Official Site of Minor League Baseball– Top 100 Minor League Teams Defunct baseball teams in Texas Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates Kansas Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bet Shemesh Blue Sox
The Beit Shemesh Blue Sox ( he, בית שמש בלו סוקס) were an Israeli baseball team from Bet Shemesh. The Blue Sox was one of the inaugural teams in the Israel Baseball League. They had the best regular season record (29-12, .707), and won the inaugural championship August 19, 2007, in Petah Tikva, shutting out Art Shamsky’s Modi’in Miracle 3-0 in the championship game. Californian RHP Rafael Bergstrom pitched a complete game shutout, downing Dominican RHP Maximo Nelson (5-3, 3.55 ERA) who pitched for Modi’in. History On February 26, 2007, it was announced that former Major League Baseball player Ron Blomberg would be the manager of the Blue Sox. Team colors also reflect Blomberg's stint with the New York Yankees, and hopes that league officials had of creating a rivalry between Art Shamsky's Modi'in Miracle (similar colors to the New York Mets) and the Blue Sox. The first player selected by the Blue Sox in the inaugural draft was Canadian right handed pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington Blue Sox
The Covington Blue Sox were a Federal League baseball club in Covington, Kentucky, in 1913. The team was also referred to as the Covington Colonels or Covington Federals in contemporary newspaper reports. The team was moved to Kansas City in July 1913 and became known thereafter as the Kansas City Packers. History Baseball has been played in Covington since the 1870s, with the Star club a popular amateur side which competed with the top non-professional clubs in Ohio and Kentucky. On September 21, 1875, the Star Baseball Park hosted a National Association game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Hartford Dark Blues; the Athletics (not to be confused with the 20th century team of this name) won, 13–9, in front of a crowd of 800. In 1912 or 1913, Covington city leaders tried to acquire a baseball franchise in the Class D Blue Grass League. The Cincinnati Reds, whose ballpark was just away across the Ohio River, blocked the move. Instead, after several larger cities ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davenport Blue Sox
The Davenport Blue Sox was the name given to three minor league baseball teams based in Davenport, Iowa. The first version of the Blue Sox played in the Class B Three-I League from 1913–1916. The second played in the Class D Mississippi Valley League from 1929–1933, and the third version played in the Western League from 1934–1937. From 1936–1937, the team was a minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Blue Sox played their home games at Municipal Stadium from 1931–1937 and were the foundation for today's tenant, the Quad Cities River Bandits. The 1933 club has been rated as the 58th best minor league baseball team of all time.Weiss, Bill & Marshall Wright"1933 Davenport Blue Sox".milb.com. Year-by-year record References This article is based on th"Davenport Blue Sox"article at Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen. The Bullpen is a wiki, and its content is available under the GNU Free Documentation License The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denison Blue Sox
The city of Denison, Texas, hosted a franchise in minor league baseball that competed in the Texas–Oklahoma League for three seasons, under the names Denison Katydids, Denison Blue Sox and Denison Champions. They competed as the Katydids in 1912, as the Blue Sox in 1913, and as the Champions in 1914. Starting in 1915, the city of Denison would host a team in the Western Association, the Denison Railroaders. The Katydids of 1912 had at least one player who went on to compete in the major leagues, pitcher Jim Haislip. Records for the team are largely incomplete. Horace H. Covington, brother of Tex Covington and Sam Covington, managed the team. The Blue Sox of 1913 had at least two players who went on to compete in the major leagues; Haislip and first baseman Sam Covington. Pitcher Rick Adams had played in the major leagues in 1905. The Blue Sox were managed by Babe Peebles, who would continue to manage teams in Denison through 1917. The Champions of 1914 had several past or f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkhart Blue Sox
The Elkhart Blue Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Elkhart, Indiana. The Blue Sox played as members of the 1910 Class D level Indiana-Michigan League. The Blue Sox were preceded in minor league play by two "Elkhart" teams that played single seasons as members of the Indiana State League in 1888 and 1890. History Elkhart, Indiana first hosted minor league baseball play in 1888, when the "Elkhart" team became members of the six–team Independent level Indiana State League. Elkhart began league play on May 11, 1888, with the Fort Wayne, Frankfort, Lafayette, the Logansport Oilers and Marion teams joining Elkhart as members. On June 18, 1888, the Indiana State League folded in mid-season with Elkhart in second place, playing under manager Dave Carpenter. The Logansport Oilers were in first place with a 10–3 record, followed by Elkhart with a 10–8 record when the league folded. Elkhart briefly rejoined the 1890 Indiana State League as the league reformed. Teams fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsburg Blue Sox
The Martinsburg Blue Sox were an American minor league baseball team based in Martinsburg, West Virginia. They played in the Blue Ridge League between 1915 and 1929 and were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929. History A semiprofessional league, the Tri-City League, had teams in Hagerstown, Frederick, Maryland, Frederick and Martinsburg, West Virginia, Martinsburg in 1914. In 1915, the Tri-City League organizers added the cities of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Hanover, Pennsylvania, Hanover and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg and petitioned the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the governing body of Minor League Baseball, for permission to establish a class D (lowest level) professional league, the Blue Ridge League. 1915-1917: The Early Years The Martinsburg franchise took the name Champs in 1915 because they had won the Tri-City League championship in 1914. They were owned by Max von Schlegel. Player eligibility was an is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bend Blue Sox
The South Bend Blue Sox was a women's professional baseball team who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. A founding member, the team represented South Bend, Indiana, and played their home games at Bendix Field (1943–1945) and Playland Park (1946–1954). History The Blue Sox were one of two teams to play in every AAGPBL season without relocating, the other being the Rockford Peaches. Often a second-division team, they appeared in six playoff series and won two league titles. In the 1943 inaugural season, The Blue Sox finished in third place with a 51–40 mark, only .001 percentage point behind second place Kenosha Comets. Together, pitchers Margaret Berger and Doris Barr threw 79 of the 91 games played by the Sox. Berger was credited with 25 wins and Barr with 15, while Berger posted her greatest triumph in a 13–inning match, which she won 1–0. The next three years, South Bend finished 64–55 (1944), 49–60 (1945), 70–42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
