The San Jose Red Sox were a

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affiliate from 1947 to 1955, located in

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. They competed in the

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and they played at San Jose Municipal Stadium and won league championships in 1949 and 1953. After the end of their Red Sox affiliation, they changed the team name to the San Jose JoSox for two seasons before becoming the San Jose Pirates as a

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affiliate in 1958. They moved to

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on May 26, 1958 to become the Las Vegas Wranglers. San Jose would return to baseball when the San Jose Bees began operations in 1962.

Notable alumni

* Joe DeMaestri (1947-1948) MLB All-Star * Dick Gernert (1950) * Marty Keough (1952-1953) * Bob Lee (1957) MLB All-Star *

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(1947-1951) * Albie Pearson (1953) MLB All-Star; 1958 AL Rookie of the Year * Frank Sullivan (1948-1949) 2 x MLB All-Star * Bob Veale (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star * Earl Wilson (1954)

Year-by-year record

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, , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1948 , , 64–76 , , 7th , ,

, , , -align=center , 1949 , , 76–64 , , 4th , ,

, , League Champs , -align=center , 1950 , , 78–62 , , 4th , ,

, , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1951 , , 80–67 , , 2nd , ,

, , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1952 , , 74–66 , , 3rd , , Red Marion , , Lost League Finals , -align=center , 1953 , , 93–47 , , 1st , , Red Marion / Joe Stephenson , , League Champs , -align=center , 1954 , , 78–62 , , 4th , , Red Marion , , Lost League Finals , -align=center , 1955 , , 98–48 , , 2nd , , Sheriff Robinson , , , -align=center , 1956 , , 79-61 , , 3rd , , Dick Whitman , , Lost in 1st round , -align=center , 1957 , , 67-68 , , 5th , , Dick Whitman , , , -align=center , 1958 , , (14-18)
54-81 overall , , -- , , Jack Paepke , , Moved to

on May 26, 1958
Became the Las Vegas Wranglers

External links

Baseball Reference
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