During these years, the Erie Sailors played in the Middle Atlantic League from 1938–1939, 1941–1942, and 1946–1951; the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (PONY League) from 1944–1945 and 1954–1956; and the PONY's successor New York – Penn League from 1957–1963. Several times during this period, the team was also called the Erie Senators, after its major league affiliate, the Washington Senators. The Sailors won league championship in 1957. The Sailors won the regular season by nine games in 1951. They then lost the league championship series to the Niagara Falls Citizens, four games to two.
From 1948 onward, this team (and all subsequent Sailors teams) played at Ainsworth Field.
New York–Penn League – 1990s
In 1990, after the Baltimore Orioles ended their affiliation with the team (then known as the Erie Orioles), they reclaimed the Sailors name and operated as an unaffiliated minor league team for two years before becoming the Florida Marlins' first farm team in 1992 and a Texas Rangers affiliate in 1993. Because of the deteriorating condition of Ainsworth Field, the team moved after the 1993 season to Fishkill, New York and then became the Hudson Valley Renegades.
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The Erie Sailors was the primary name of several minor league baseball teams that played in Erie Pennsylvania between 1906 and 1994 Erie Sailors1905 1994 1905 1916 1928 1932 1938 1942 1944 1994 Erie PennsylvaniaMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesIndependent 1994 Short Season A 1964 1993 Class A 1963 Class D 1954 1962 Class C 1946 1951 Class D 1944 1945 Class C 1938 1942 Class B 1928 1932 Class D 1916 Class B 1912 1915 Class C 1908 1911 Class D 1905 1908 LeagueFrontier League 1994 Previous leaguesNew York Penn League 1957 1967 1981 1993 Penn Ontario New York League 1954 1956 Middle Atlantic League 1946 1951 Penn Ontario New York League 1944 1945 Middle Atlantic League 1938 1942 Central League 1928 1932 Interstate League 1916 Central League 1915 Canadian League 1914 Interstate League 1913 Central League 1912 Ohio Pennsylvania League 1908 1911 Interstate League 1905 1908 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsTexas Rangers 1993 Florida Marlins 1992 Baltimore Orioles 1988 St Louis Cardinals 1981 1987 Detroit Tigers 1967 Minnesota Twins 1961 1963 Washington Senators 1960 Detroit Tigers 1957 1959 Washington Senators 1951 1954 1956 New York Giants 1944 1950 Cincinnati Reds 1939 Boston Bees 1938 New York Yankees 1932 Minor league titlesLeague titles8 1906 1941 1942 1946 1948 1949 1957 1994 Team dataPrevious namesErie Sailors 1990 1994 Erie Orioles 1988 1989 Erie Cardinals 1981 1987 Erie Tigers 1967 Erie Sailors 1957 1963 Erie Senators 1954 1956 Erie Sailors 1916 1951 Erie Yankees 1914 Erie Sailors 1908 1913 Erie Fishermen 1908 Erie Sailors 1906 1907 Erie Fishermen 1905 MascotThe Sea Gull 1990 1994 Previous parksAinsworth Field Contents 1 Pre 1930s 2 1938 1963 3 New York Penn League 1990s 4 Frontier League 5 Notable alumni 5 1 Hall of Fame Alumni 5 2 Other notable alumni 6 Year by year recordPre 1930s EditSeveral unrelated teams used the Erie Sailors name in the Interstate League 1906 1907 1913 1916 the Ohio Pennsylvania League 1908 1911 and the Central League 1912 1915 1928 30 1932 1938 1963 EditDuring these years the Erie Sailors played in the Middle Atlantic League from 1938 1939 1941 1942 and 1946 1951 the Pennsylvania Ontario New York League PONY League from 1944 1945 and 1954 1956 and the PONY s successor New York Penn League from 1957 1963 Several times during this period the team was also called the Erie Senators after its major league affiliate the Washington Senators The Sailors won league championship in 1957 The Sailors won the regular season by nine games in 1951 They then lost the league championship series to the Niagara Falls Citizens four games to two From 1948 onward this team and all subsequent Sailors teams played at Ainsworth Field New York Penn League 1990s EditIn 1990 after the Baltimore Orioles ended their affiliation with the team then known as the Erie Orioles they reclaimed the Sailors name and operated as an unaffiliated minor league team for two years before becoming the Florida Marlins first farm team in 1992 and a Texas Rangers affiliate in 1993 Because of the deteriorating condition of Ainsworth Field the team moved after the 1993 season to Fishkill New York and then became the Hudson Valley Renegades Frontier League EditIn 1994 the Sailors were a team in the independent Frontier League winning the league championship in their only year of existence as a member of the Frontier League In 1995 the Erie SeaWolves moved to town displacing the Sailors forcing the franchise to move to Johnstown Pennsylvania as the Johnstown Steal Johnnies and then to Florence Kentucky as the Florence Y alls Notable alumni EditHall of Fame Alumni Edit Chief Bender 1932 Inducted 1953Other notable alumni Edit Vic Aldridge 1915 Luis Alicea 1986 Pete Appleton 1951 George Bamberger 1946 Joe Boever 1982 Billy Gilbert 1912 Frank Gilhooley 1912 Bernard Gilkey 1985 Fredi Gonzalez 1992 Lance Johnson 1984 MLB All StarPat Kelly 1962 MLB All StarPaul LaPalme 1942 John Lynch 1992 NFL HOF and current 49ers GMDick McAuliffe 1957 3 x MLB All StarCliff Melton 1932 MLB All StarJim Merritt 1962 MLB All StarTom Pagnozzi 1983 MLB All StarFrank Quilici 1961 Arthur Rhodes 1989 MLB All StarBuck Rodgers 1957 1987 NL Manager of the YearDean Stone 1951 MLB All StarBobby Tolan 1988 1989 Todd Worrell 1982 3 x MLB All Star 1986 NL Rookie of the YearTodd Zeile 1986 Year by year record EditYear Record Finish Manager Playoffs1905 58 39 2nd Daniel Koster Bob McLaughlin amp Jack Burke1906 65 41 1st Tom O Hara League Champs1907 64 51 1st Thomas Reynolds1908 4 12 6th Frank Baumeister League disbanded on June 51908 37 53 42 79 overall 8th Daniel Koster Walter East amp Richard Nallin Butler moved to Erie June 151909 48 69 6th Milt Montgomery Red Davis amp W Broderick none1910 55 69 8th Matthew Broderick none1911 77 54 3rd William Gilbert none1912 75 55 3rd William Gilbert none1913 57 21 1st Larry Quinlan League disbanded July 211914 64 57 3rd Charles Smith amp Frank Gygli1915 64 58 5th Larry Quinlan none1916 26 37 Bill Bradley Team disbanded August 91928 76 59 1st Henry Wetzel Lost League Finals1929 78 61 2nd Jocko Munch none1930 76 63 2nd Jocko Munch none1932 85 56 1st Chief Bender amp Bill McCorry1938 52 75 7th Jocko Munch1939 55 73 8th Jocko Munch1941 75 51 2nd Kerby Farrell League Champs1942 63 65 4th Kerby Farrell League Champs1944 61 63 6th Bill Harris1945 46 77 7th Bill Harris1946 91 39 1st Steve Mizerak League Champs1947 68 56 3rd Don Cross Lost in 1st round1948 80 44 2nd Don Ramsay League Champs1949 85 53 1st Pete Pavich League Champs1950 63 52 3rd Pete Pavich Lost in 1st round1951 85 40 1st Pete Appleton Lost League Finals1954 45 81 8th Tom O Connell Nap Reyes Thomas Milich Joe Consoli amp Thomas Milich1955 66 60 5th Ted Sepkowski1956 45 74 6th Johnny Welaj1957 70 47 2nd Chuck Kress League Champs1958 53 72 7th Steve Gromek1959 49 76 8th Al Lakeman Pat Mullin Al Lakeman1960 83 46 1st Harry Warner Lost League Finals1961 68 57 2nd Harry Warner Lost in 1st round1962 68 51 2nd Frank Franchi Lost in 1st round1963 57 73 6th Frank Franchi1967 26 51 6th Eddie Lyons1981 44 30 4th Sonny Ruberto1982 35 38 6th Joe Rigoli1983 37 38 7th Joe Rigoli1984 43 31 4th Rich Hacker1985 44 34 5th Fred Koenig1986 37 40 7th Joe Rigoli1987 36 39 9th Joe Rigoli1988 46 31 4th Bobby Tolan1989 25 49 14th Bobby Tolan1990 44 33 3rd Mal Fichman Lost League Finals1991 37 41 8th Barry Moss Lost in 1st round1992 40 37 4th Fredi Gonzalez Lost League Finals1993 36 41 10th Doug Sisson1994 42 25 2nd Mal Fichman League Champs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erie Sailors amp oldid 1123523954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
