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.
| Pueblo Dodgers | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class A |
| League | Western League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 2 (1947, 1949) |
| Team data | |
Previous names |
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Previous parks | County Park/Runyon Field |
History
editAn 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.[1][2]
Ballparks
editThe 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.[3][4][5]
Notable alumni
editHall 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 (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Bob Lillis (1951)
- Turk Lown (1947)
- John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star
- Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player
- Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player
References
edit- ^ "1958 Western League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Pueblo, Colorado Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "History". Runyon Sports Complex "WALL of FAME".
- ^ "History | Runyon Field Sports Complex". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
External links
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