Medford Giants
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The Medford Giants were a professional minor league baseball
team based in Medford, Oregon
, and played in the Northwest League
from 1967 to 1968. They won the league championship in 1967. They were a short-season single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
and played their home games at Miles Field
. They left Medford in 1969 and were replaced by the Rogue Valley Dodgers.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team based in Medford, Oregon
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
, and played in the Northwest League
Northwest League
The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a Class A-Short Season minor baseball league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 and class A from 1952-1954...
from 1967 to 1968. They won the league championship in 1967. They were a short-season single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
and played their home games at Miles Field
Miles Field
Miles Field was a professional baseball stadium based in Medford, Oregon that played host to high school baseball, American Legion baseball and professional minor league baseball from 1948 to 2004...
. They left Medford in 1969 and were replaced by the Rogue Valley Dodgers.