The Pocatello Bannocks played in the Utah–Idaho League from 1926 to 1928. Pocatello's teams since then have played in the Pioneer League. The Pocatello Cardinals, an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, played during the seasons of 1939–1942 and 1946–1951, as the league paused for three years during World War II. The Cardinals won two Pioneer League titles in 1942 and 1949.
Hall of Fame Manager, Tommy Lasorda, 2010
A new version of the Pocatello Bannocks started in 1952, originally as a St. Louis Browns affiliate for the first two years. In 1957, they changed their name to the Pocatello A's to reflect their new connection to the Kansas City Athletics, and then in 1960 to the Pocatello Giants as the San Francisco Giants took over as their affiliate. After a final season as the Pocatello Bannocks in 1961, they changed their name to the Pocatello Chiefs in 1962 and remained under that name until they moved to Ogden, Utah, to become the Ogden Dodgers in 1966. Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda managed the Chiefs in 1965.
In 1984, baseball returned to Pocatello for two seasons, when the Lethbridge Dodgers relocated as the Pocatello Gems. This was the same team that had left in 1966.
Walt Weiss, 1988 AL Rookie of the Year
The Pocatello Giants were affiliated with the San Francisco Giants for the 1988 and 1989 seasons; prior affiliation was with the Oakland A's. The home stadium was Halliwell Park, located on Alameda Drive. After the 1989 season the Giants ended their farm team affiliation with the franchise. The franchise became an independent/co-op team and was renamed the Gate City Pioneers for the 1990 season; that team featured players from the Montreal Expos and Chicago White Sox farm systems as well as minor league players from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball. For the 1991 season, the team changed its name to the Pocatello Pioneers. The franchise to relocated to Lethbridge, Alberta, where they became the Lethbridge Mounties.
Wally Berger, 1933 Goudey card
Pocatello gained one more team in 1993, when the Salt Lake City Trappers - forced out by the move of a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team to the city - moved to town as the Pocatello Posse in 1993. After the 1993 season, the team moved to Ogden, Utah, to become the Ogden Raptors.
Semi-pro team
A new team, the Gate City Grays, was formed in 2014 as part of the Northern Utah League. They were undefeated in their first regular season and won the league championship the next two seasons.[4] The Grays are a semi-professional team not associated with MLB. Games are played at Halliwell Park.
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Pocatello Idaho has been home to minor league baseball teams who competed in 35 seasons of Minor League Baseball between 1900 and 1993 1 2 Pocatello Baseball teams1900 1993 1900 1926 1928 1939 1942 1946 1965 1984 1985 1987 1991 1993 Pocatello IdahoMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesRookie 1964 1965 1984 1985 1987 1991 1993 Class A 1963 Class C 1926 1928 1939 1942 1946 1962 LeaguePioneer League 1939 1942 1946 1965 1984 1985 1987 1991 1993 Previous leaguesUtah Idaho Intermountain League 1900 Utah Idaho League 1926 1928 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsSan Francisco Giants 1987 1989 Oakland Athletics 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 1965 Chicago Cubs 1963 Boston Red Sox 1962 San Francisco Giants Kansas City Athletics 1961 San Francisco Giants 1960 Kansas City Athletics 1956 1959 St Louis Browns 1952 1953 St Louis Cardinals 1939 1942 1946 1951 Minor league titlesLeague titles 2 19421949Team dataPrevious namesPocatello Posse 1993 Pocatello Pioneers 1991 Gate City Pioneers 1990 Pocatello Giants 1987 1989 Pocatello Gems 1984 1985 Pocatello Chiefs 1962 1965 Pocatello Bannocks 1961 Pocatello Giants 1960 Pocatello A s 1957 1959 Pocatello Bannocks 1952 1956 Pocatello Cardinals 1939 1942 1946 1951 Pocatello Bannocks 1926 1928 Pocatello Indians 1900 Previous parksHalliwell Park Contents 1 History 2 Timeline 3 Notable alumni 3 1 Baseball Hall of Fame Alumni 3 2 Notable MLB Alumni 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe Pocatello Indians played as members of the Independent Utah Idaho Intermountain League in 1900 3 The Pocatello Bannocks played in the Utah Idaho League from 1926 to 1928 Pocatello s teams since then have played in the Pioneer League The Pocatello Cardinals an affiliate of the St Louis Cardinals played during the seasons of 1939 1942 and 1946 1951 as the league paused for three years during World War II The Cardinals won two Pioneer League titles in 1942 and 1949 Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda 2010 A new version of the Pocatello Bannocks started in 1952 originally as a St Louis Browns affiliate for the first two years In 1957 they changed their name to the Pocatello A s to reflect their new connection to the Kansas City Athletics and then in 1960 to the Pocatello Giants as the San Francisco Giants took over as their affiliate After a final season as the Pocatello Bannocks in 1961 they changed their name to the Pocatello Chiefs in 1962 and remained under that name until they moved to Ogden Utah to become the Ogden Dodgers in 1966 Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda managed the Chiefs in 1965 In 1984 baseball returned to Pocatello for two seasons when the Lethbridge Dodgers relocated as the Pocatello Gems This was the same team that had left in 1966 Walt Weiss 1988 AL Rookie of the Year The Pocatello Giants were affiliated with the San Francisco Giants for the 1988 and 1989 seasons prior affiliation was with the Oakland A s The home stadium was Halliwell Park located on Alameda Drive After the 1989 season the Giants ended their farm team affiliation with the franchise The franchise became an independent co op team and was renamed the Gate City Pioneers for the 1990 season that team featured players from the Montreal Expos and Chicago White Sox farm systems as well as minor league players from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball For the 1991 season the team changed its name to the Pocatello Pioneers The franchise to relocated to Lethbridge Alberta where they became the Lethbridge Mounties Wally Berger 1933 Goudey card Pocatello gained one more team in 1993 when the Salt Lake City Trappers forced out by the move of a Class AAA Pacific Coast League team to the city moved to town as the Pocatello Posse in 1993 After the 1993 season the team moved to Ogden Utah to become the Ogden Raptors Semi pro teamA new team the Gate City Grays was formed in 2014 as part of the Northern Utah League They were undefeated in their first regular season and won the league championship the next two seasons 4 The Grays are a semi professional team not associated with MLB Games are played at Halliwell Park Timeline EditYear s Yrs Team Level League1900 1 Pocatello Indians Independent Utah Idaho Intermountain League1926 1928 3 Pocatello Bannocks Class C Utah Idaho League1939 19421946 1951 10 Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League1952 1956 5 Pocatello Bannocks1957 1959 3 Pocatello A s1960 1 Pocatello Giants1961 1 Pocatello Bannocks1962 1965 4 Pocatello Chiefs Class C 1962 Class A 1963 Rookie League1984 1985 2 Pocatello Gems Rookie League1987 1989 3 Pocatello Giants1990 1 Gate City Pioneers1991 1 Pocatello Pioneers1993 1 Pocatello PosseNotable alumni EditBaseball Hall of Fame Alumni Edit Tommy Lasorda 1965 MGR Inducted 1997Notable MLB Alumni Edit Corey Lidle 1993 Pat Rapp 1989 Jack Hiatt 1988 MGR Rafael Landestoy 1987 MGR Walt Weiss 1985 MLB All Star 1988 AL Rookie of the Year Greg Goossen 1964 Bill Sudakis 1964 Jim Strickland 1964 65 John Boccabella 1963 Fred Wenz 1961 62 Mike McCormick 1960 MGR Chico Salmon 1960 Tommy Giordano 1959 MGR MLB Player MLB Scout Drafted Cal Ripken Jr John O Donoghue 1959 MLB All Star Diego Segui 1959 1970 AL ERA leader Dan Pfister 1958 Lou Klimchock 1958 Alex George 1958 Norm Bass 1958 2 Sport Athlete MLB 1961 63 Denver Broncos AFL 1964 Joe Lutz 1956 Lou Stringer 1956 Frank Lucchesi 1955 Hersh Martin 1953 MLB All Star Willie Tasby 1952 Larry Jackson 1951 5 x MLB All Star 1964 NL Wins Leader Dick Rand 1950 John Romonosky 1950 Bob Mahoney 1948 Solly Hemus 1946 Bill Brenzel 1946 Nick Cullop 1942 Ed Chandler 1941 Bill DeLancey 1941 MGR Eddie Malone 1939 Jim Mosolf 1928 Wally Berger 1927 4 x MLB All Star 1935 NL RBI Leader 1935 NL HR Leader Woody Jensen 1927 28 Bruce Cunningham 1926 Doug Taitt 1926 References Edit Pocatello Idaho Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com Gate City Idaho Encyclopedia Baseball Reference com 1900 Pocatello Indians Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com Grays bring home Northern Utah League title localnews8 com September 14 2016 Retrieved 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