The Bradford Bees were a minor league baseball team based in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The team was a charter member of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York (PONY) League and played 18 seasons from 1939 to 1957 (the team sat out the 1943 season due to World War II). Over the course of the team's history, the team also played under the names Bradford Beagles, Bradford Blue Wings, Bradford Phillies and Bradford Yankees. In its last season, the Beagles split their schedule between Bradford and Hornell after the Hornell Dodgers had ceased operations; in Hornell, the team was known as the Hornell Redlegs.
As the Bees, the team won the league title in 1941. The Blue Wings also won a league title in 1949.
Bradford no longer hosts baseball at the professional level, nor does it host summer baseball as a few other former PONY League markets that have shrunk to the point where they can no longer support the professional game have done.
bradford, bees, were, minor, league, baseball, team, based, bradford, pennsylvania, team, charter, member, pennsylvania, ontario, york, pony, league, played, seasons, from, 1939, 1957, team, 1943, season, world, over, course, team, history, team, also, played,. The Bradford Bees were a minor league baseball team based in Bradford Pennsylvania The team was a charter member of the Pennsylvania Ontario New York PONY League and played 18 seasons from 1939 to 1957 the team sat out the 1943 season due to World War II Over the course of the team s history the team also played under the names Bradford Beagles Bradford Blue Wings Bradford Phillies and Bradford Yankees In its last season the Beagles split their schedule between Bradford and Hornell after the Hornell Dodgers had ceased operations in Hornell the team was known as the Hornell Redlegs Bradford Bees1939 1957 1939 1942 1944 1957 Bradford PennsylvaniaMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass DLeagueNew York Penn League 1957 Previous leaguesPennsylvania Ontario New York League 1939 1956 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsCincinnati Redlegs 1957 New York Yankees 1956 Philadelphia Phillies 1944 1955 Boston Braves 1942 Boston Bees 1939 1941 Minor league titlesLeague titles2 1941 1949 Team dataPrevious namesBradford Beagles Hornell Redlegs 1957 Bradford Yankees 1956 Bradford Phillies 1950 1955 Bradford Blue Wings 1944 1949 Bradford Bees 1939 1942 As the Bees the team won the league title in 1941 The Blue Wings also won a league title in 1949 Bradford no longer hosts baseball at the professional level nor does it host summer baseball as a few other former PONY League markets that have shrunk to the point where they can no longer support the professional game have done Notable alumni EditHall of Fame alumni Edit Warren Spahn 1940 Inducted 1973Other notable alumni Edit Roy Face 1949 1950 6 x MLB All Star Frank McCormick 1951 9 x MLB All Star 1940 NL Most Valuable Player Jim Owens 1951 Jack Sanford 1948 MLB All Star 1957 NL Rookie of the Year Carl Sawatski 1945 This article about a baseball team in Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bradford Bees amp oldid 1133841573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
