In early 1967 it was announced that Rouge Valley Baseball, Inc. had secured a Northwest League franchise. The club signed a player development contract with the San Francisco Giants.[1] Adopting their parent club's moniker the club began play in the summer of 1967 as the Medford Giants. In their innagural season the Giants finished with a record of 51-33. The Giants and Eugene Emeralds were in a dead heat down the stretch. Medford swept the Tri-City Atoms in a season finale double-header to finish one game ahead of Eugene in the standings to claim the Northwest League pennant.[2]
There was uncertainty as to whether the franchise would remain in Medford due to a dispute over ballpark rent. Jackson County Commissioners sought to raise rent, an increase that owner Joseph Graham strongly opposed. The county agreed to maintain the same rental rate, which secured the Giants return for the 1968 season.[3] After the completion of the season, citing a lack of available players, San Francisco ended their affiliation with Medford.[4] Medford signed on with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became the Rogue Valley Dodgers.
medford, giants, were, minor, league, baseball, team, based, medford, oregon, giants, were, members, class, short, season, northwest, league, from, 1967, 1968, were, affiliate, francisco, giants, 1967, 1968medford, oregonminor, league, affiliationsclassclass, . The Medford Giants were a minor league baseball team based in Medford Oregon The Giants were members of the Class A Short Season Northwest League from 1967 1968 and were an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants Medford Giants1967 1968Medford OregonMinor league affiliationsClassClass A Short SeasonLeagueNorthwest LeagueMajor league affiliationsPrevious teamsSan Francisco Giants 1967 1968 Minor league titlesLeague titles 1 1967Team dataColorsBlack orange white BallparkJackson County BallparkOwner s Operator s Rouge Valley Baseball Inc Contents 1 History 2 Season by season record 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn early 1967 it was announced that Rouge Valley Baseball Inc had secured a Northwest League franchise The club signed a player development contract with the San Francisco Giants 1 Adopting their parent club s moniker the club began play in the summer of 1967 as the Medford Giants In their innagural season the Giants finished with a record of 51 33 The Giants and Eugene Emeralds were in a dead heat down the stretch Medford swept the Tri City Atoms in a season finale double header to finish one game ahead of Eugene in the standings to claim the Northwest League pennant 2 There was uncertainty as to whether the franchise would remain in Medford due to a dispute over ballpark rent Jackson County Commissioners sought to raise rent an increase that owner Joseph Graham strongly opposed The county agreed to maintain the same rental rate which secured the Giants return for the 1968 season 3 After the completion of the season citing a lack of available players San Francisco ended their affiliation with Medford 4 Medford signed on with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became the Rogue Valley Dodgers Season by season record editSeason PDC Division Finish Wins Losses Win Post season Manager AttendanceMedford Giants1967 SFG 1st 51 33 607 Northwest League champion by virtue of record Tony Eichelberger 43 4781968 SFG 3rd 34 43 442 Harvey Koepf 20 585Division winner League championsNotable alumni editGeorge Foster 1968 5 x MLB All Star 1977 NL Most Valuable PlayerGary Lavelle 1968 2 x MLB All StarReferences edit Medford Giants Exec Starts Work Newspapers com 1967 02 18 Retrieved 2020 09 26 Giants New NWL Champs Newspapers com 1967 09 05 Retrieved 2020 09 26 NW League Will Return to Medford Newspapers com 1967 12 17 Retrieved 2020 09 26 SF Giants Drop Medford Club Newspapers com 1968 12 06 Retrieved 2020 09 26 External links editStats Crew Medford GiantsPreceded byExpansion franchise Northwest League franchise1967 1968 Succeeded byRogue Valley Dodgers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Medford Giants amp oldid 1177311428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
