Bellingham enjoyed a long affiliation with the Mariners, lasting eighteen years, through 1994. Following that season, the Mariners signed a player development contract with Everett, who had been a Giants affiliate since 1984, and Everett became the AquaSox. Seattle and San Francisco, essentially swapped affiliates as Bellingham inked an agreement with the Giants. Like their predecessors, who mirrored their parent clubs, the team took the name Giants.
Bellingham went 43–33 (.566) in 1995 to earn the top spot in the north division, and the Giants faced the Boise Hawks for the league crown. Boise bested Bellingham in the deciding game of the best-of-three NWL championship series. Despite winning a division title, the Giants struggled at the gate, and were last in the league in attendance.
The Giants returned in 1996 and were 39–36 (.520), a half-game behind the division winning Yakima Bears. Attendance woes continued as the Giants failed to eclipse fifty thousand in attendance. Following the season, the franchise relocated to Keizer, Oregon,[1] opened a new $7 million ballpark in 1997, and rebranded as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
bellingham, giants, were, minor, league, baseball, team, class, short, season, northwest, league, based, bellingham, washington, seasons, 1995, 1996, were, affiliate, francisco, giants, after, years, struggling, attendance, owners, jerry, walker, william, tuck. The Bellingham Giants were a Minor League Baseball team in the Class A Short Season Northwest League based in Bellingham Washington for two seasons 1995 1996 and were an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants After years of struggling attendance co owners Jerry Walker and William Tucker moved the franchise south to Keizer Oregon and began play in 1997 as the Salem Keizer Volcanoes Bellingham Giants1995 1996Bellingham WashingtonMinor league affiliationsClassClass A Short SeasonLeagueNorthwest LeagueDivisionNorthMajor league affiliationsPrevious teamsSan Francisco Giants 1995 1996 Minor league titlesDivision titles 1 1995Team dataPrevious namesBellingham Mariners 1977 1994 Bellingham Dodgers 1973 1976 ColorsBlack orange white Previous parksJoe Martin FieldOwner s Operator s Sports Enterprises Inc Contents 1 History 2 Ballpark 3 Season by season record 3 1 Former players 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe franchise arrived in 1973 as the Bellingham Dodgers affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers When Major League Baseball returned to Seattle in 1977 the expansion Mariners placed their first minor league affiliate in Bellingham The club adopted the moniker of their parent club taking the name Bellingham Mariners but were commonly referred to as the Baby M s Bellingham enjoyed a long affiliation with the Mariners lasting eighteen years through 1994 Following that season the Mariners signed a player development contract with Everett who had been a Giants affiliate since 1984 and Everett became the AquaSox Seattle and San Francisco essentially swapped affiliates as Bellingham inked an agreement with the Giants Like their predecessors who mirrored their parent clubs the team took the name Giants Bellingham went 43 33 566 in 1995 to earn the top spot in the north division and the Giants faced the Boise Hawks for the league crown Boise bested Bellingham in the deciding game of the best of three NWL championship series Despite winning a division title the Giants struggled at the gate and were last in the league in attendance The Giants returned in 1996 and were 39 36 520 a half game behind the division winning Yakima Bears Attendance woes continued as the Giants failed to eclipse fifty thousand in attendance Following the season the franchise relocated to Keizer Oregon 1 opened a new 7 million ballpark in 1997 and rebranded as the Salem Keizer Volcanoes Ballpark editThe Bellingham franchise played at Joe Martin Field a venue with a seating capacity near 1 600 The park is currently the home of the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League 2 Season by season record editSeason PDC Division Finish Wins Losses Win Post season Manager Attendance Bellingham Giants 1995 SFG North 1st 43 33 566 Lost to Boise in championship series 1 2 Glenn Tufts 54 104 1996 SFG North 2nd 39 36 520 Shane Turner 48 417 Division winner League champions Former players edit Bellingham Giants players 1995 1996 References edit Bellingham might lose team to Keizer Eugene Register Guard Associated Press September 11 1996 p 5C Joe Martin Field Bellingham Bells Archived from the original on September 1 2014 Retrieved September 2 2014 External links editStats Crew Bellingham Giants Preceded byBellingham Mariners Northwest League franchise1995 1996 Succeeded bySalem Keizer Volcanoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bellingham Giants amp oldid 1129161236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
