Minor league baseball team
The Vandergrift Pioneers were a minor league baseball team based in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania from 1947 until 1950.[1] The team played in the Middle Atlantic League and won the league title in 1947. The club was also a class-C affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies throughout its existence. The Pioneers formally disbanded on July 20, 1950.
Year-by-year record
| Year |
Record |
Finish |
Manager |
Playoffs
|
| 1947 |
76-46 |
1st |
Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
League Champs
defeated Erie Sailors 3 games to 0
defeated Butler Yankees 4 games to 0
|
| 1948 |
86-39 |
1st |
Floyd "Pat" Patterson
Lew Krausse, Sr. |
Lost League Finals
defeated Uniontown Coal Barons 3 games to 1
lost to Erie Sailors 4 games to 1
|
| 1949 |
63-72 |
6th |
George Savino |
|
| 1950 |
31-41 |
-- |
Don Hasenmayer |
Team disbanded July 20
|
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