Based in Alexandria, Virginia, the Dukes' home stadium was Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run Park—a ballfield adjacent to Cora Kelly Elementary School. Because the field was the property of the Alexandria City School District, alcohol was not served at any game. Seating in the park was limited to several hundred open-air, backless bleacher seats. The Dukes finished their inaugural season in fourth place in both the first and second halves of the season, posting records of 29-37 and 29-38, respectively.
Alexandria Marinersedit
The Dukes' second season was more successful than the first, as the team was picked up by the Seattle Mariners as an affiliate. The team dropped the "Dukes" nickname for the Alexandria Mariners. Both halves of the season, the team finished in second place, winning more games than it lost, finishing 38-29 and 36-33. On April 30, 1979, third baseman Gary Pellant made baseball history when he hit two grand slams in one inning, one batting right-handed and the other left-handed.
Alexandria Dukes IIedit
The 1980 campaign marked a return to a co-op management and a revival of the Dukes name – and a return to a sub-.500 winning percentage.
The following year, Alexandria was able to once again obtain major-league affiliation, signing a six-year player development contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates as the team finished in second place and fourth place, posting records of 33-34 and 29-41 in the Northern Division.
The 1982 season was the most successful season in the Dukes' six-year history. The first half of the season, Alexandria won nearly 70% of its games, winning the division with a 45-20 mark, securing a post-season appearance. After defeating the Lynchburg Mets in a one-game playoff, the Dukes swept the Durham Bulls in three games, winning their only championship.
In their final season in 1983, the Dukes posted a third place record.
Move to Woodbridgeedit
For the 1984 season the team moved to Woodbridge in Prince William County, Virginia, with its home field at the newly constructed G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium. The team played there as the Prince William Pirates from 1984 to 1986, the Prince William Yankees from 1987 to 1988, the Prince William Cannons from 1989 to 1998, the Potomac Cannons from 1999 to 2004, and the Potomac Nationals from 2005 to 2019. The team played its last season at Pfitzner Stadium in 2019, and then moved in 2020 to Fredericksburg, Virginia, to become the Fredericksburg Nationals.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Alexandria Dukes news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message The Alexandria Dukes were a Minor League Baseball team of the Class A Carolina League from 1978 to 1983 Alexandria was unable to secure a Major League Baseball affiliate for their inaugural season and again in 1980 forcing the team to operate as a co op franchise for those two seasons They were affiliated with the Seattle Mariners in 1979 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1981 to 1983 The Dukes won their sole Carolina League championship in 1982 Alexandria Dukes1978 1983Alexandria VirginiaMinor league affiliationsClassClass A 1978 1983 LeagueCarolina League 1978 1983 Major league affiliationsTeamPittsburgh Pirates 1981 1983 Co op 1980 Seattle Mariners 1979 Co op 1978 Minor league titlesLeague titles 1 1982Division titles 1 1982First half titles 1 1982Team dataPrevious namesAlexandria Dukes 1980 1983 Alexandria Mariners 1979 Alexandria Dukes 1978 BallparkMunicipal Stadium at Four Mile Run 1978 1983 Contents 1 History 1 1 Inaugural season 1 2 Alexandria Mariners 1 3 Alexandria Dukes II 1 4 Move to Woodbridge 2 Notable alumni 3 Season by season 4 References 5 External linksHistory editInaugural season edit Based in Alexandria Virginia the Dukes home stadium was Municipal Stadium at Four Mile Run Park a ballfield adjacent to Cora Kelly Elementary School Because the field was the property of the Alexandria City School District alcohol was not served at any game Seating in the park was limited to several hundred open air backless bleacher seats The Dukes finished their inaugural season in fourth place in both the first and second halves of the season posting records of 29 37 and 29 38 respectively Alexandria Mariners edit The Dukes second season was more successful than the first as the team was picked up by the Seattle Mariners as an affiliate The team dropped the Dukes nickname for the Alexandria Mariners Both halves of the season the team finished in second place winning more games than it lost finishing 38 29 and 36 33 On April 30 1979 third baseman Gary Pellant made baseball history when he hit two grand slams in one inning one batting right handed and the other left handed Alexandria Dukes II edit The 1980 campaign marked a return to a co op management and a revival of the Dukes name and a return to a sub 500 winning percentage The following year Alexandria was able to once again obtain major league affiliation signing a six year player development contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates as the team finished in second place and fourth place posting records of 33 34 and 29 41 in the Northern Division The 1982 season was the most successful season in the Dukes six year history The first half of the season Alexandria won nearly 70 of its games winning the division with a 45 20 mark securing a post season appearance After defeating the Lynchburg Mets in a one game playoff the Dukes swept the Durham Bulls in three games winning their only championship In their final season in 1983 the Dukes posted a third place record Move to Woodbridge edit For the 1984 season the team moved to Woodbridge in Prince William County Virginia with its home field at the newly constructed G Richard Pfitzner Stadium The team played there as the Prince William Pirates from 1984 to 1986 the Prince William Yankees from 1987 to 1988 the Prince William Cannons from 1989 to 1998 the Potomac Cannons from 1999 to 2004 and the Potomac Nationals from 2005 to 2019 The team played its last season at Pfitzner Stadium in 2019 and then moved in 2020 to Fredericksburg Virginia to become the Fredericksburg Nationals Notable alumni editRafael Belliard 1981 Bobby Bonilla 1983 MLB All Star World Series Champion Tim Burke 1981 MLB All Star Mike Quade 1981 1982 Rick Renteria 1982 Dave Valle 1979 Season by season editYear Record Win loss Manager Regular season finish Playoffs 1978 citation needed 58 75 Les Peden 4th place 1979 citation needed 74 62 Bobby Floyd 2nd place 1980 citation needed 54 86 Mike Toomey 7th place 1981 citation needed 62 75 Mike Toomey 8th place 1982 citation needed 80 54 Johnny Lipon 2nd place Won 1 game playoff vs Lynchburg Mets 1 0Won Championship vs Durham Bulls 3 0 1983 citation needed 69 68 673 Johnny Lipon 4th place 1 References edit The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Lloyd Johnson amp Miles Wolff editors Third ed Baseball America 2007 ISBN 978 1932391176 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link External links edit 4 Mile Run Park Alexandria Virginia Former Home of the Alexandria Dukes www digitalballparks com Sanders Rich March 30 2006 Minor League Baseball Struggled in Alexandria Arlington Connection Connection Newspapers Archived from the original on March 10 2007 Retrieved 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