Williamsport Grays
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- Location: WilliamsportWilliamsport, PennsylvaniaWilliamsport is a city in and the county seat of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2009, the population was estimated at 29,304...
, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... - League: New York-Penn LeagueNew York-Pennsylvania League (early 20th century)The New York-Pennsylvania League of 1923 through 1937 was an American minor league baseball circuit.The forerunner to the modern Class AA Eastern League, it was a Class B circuit through 1932 and upgraded to Class A for the final five seasons of its existence. It is actually the second of three...
1924-1937; Eastern League 1938-1942, 1944–1946, 1950, 1954–1956, 1958–1962 - Affiliation: Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
1932; Philadelphia A's 1933-1942; Washington Senators 1944-1945; Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
1946, 1950; Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
1954-1956; Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
1958-1962 - Ballpark: Bowman Field
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1924 | 87-46 | 1st | Harry Hinchman Harry Hinchman Harry Sibley Hinchman was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for one season. He played in 15 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1907 Cleveland Naps season.-External links:... |
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| 1925 | 77-55 | 1st (t) | Harry Hinchman | Lost League Finals |
| 1926 | 69-65 | 3rd | Harry Hinchman | none |
| 1927 | 56-80 | 8th | George Burns George Burns (outfielder) George Joseph Burns was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. A soft-spoken person, he was nicknamed "Silent George" by his teammates, and he was said to be one of the best pool players ever to play major... |
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| 1928 | 69-71 | 4th | George Burns | none |
| 1929 | 79-60 | 2nd | Glenn Killinger Glenn Killinger William Glenn Killinger was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He letter in three sports at Pennsylvania State University, where he was an All-American in football in 1921... |
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| 1930 | 74-65 | 3rd | Glenn Killinger | none |
| 1931 | 76-64 | 3rd | Glenn Killinger Glenn Killinger William Glenn Killinger was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He letter in three sports at Pennsylvania State University, where he was an All-American in football in 1921... |
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| 1932 | 63-76 | 7th | Herbie Moran Herbie Moran John Herbert Moran , was a professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in the Major League Baseball from to... / Harry Hinchman / Glenn Killinger |
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| 1933 | 64-73 | 6th | Mike McNally Mike McNally Michael Joseph McNally [Minooka Mike] was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at 5' 11", 150 lb., McNally batted and threw right-handed... |
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| 1934 | 78-60 | 1st | Mike McNally | League Champs |
| 1935 | 64-69 | 5th | Mike McNally | |
| 1936 | 78-62 | 4th | Mike McNally | |
| 1937 | 67-69 | 5th | Ollie Marquardt Ollie Marquardt Albert Ludwig "Ollie" Marquardt was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1931 season. Listed at 5' 9", 156 lb., Marquardt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Toledo, Ohio.Marquardt appeared in 17 games for the hapless 1931... |
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| 1938 | 65-74 | 6th | Marty McManus Marty McManus Martin Joseph "Marty" McManus was a Major League Baseball infielder who played principally as a second baseman and third baseman .-St. Louis Browns: 1920-1926:... |
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| 1939 | 71-69 | 6th | Marty McManus | |
| 1940 | 60-74 | 7th | Fresco Thompson Fresco Thompson Lafayette Fresco Thompson was a Major League Baseball second baseman and executive. He was born in Centreville, Alabama, but attended George Washington High School and Columbia University in New York City... |
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| 1941 | 82-55 | 2nd | Spencer Abbott Spencer Abbott Spencer Arthur Abbott was a long-time minor league baseball player and manager, as well as a minor league umpire and major league coach and scout.-Playing career:... |
Lost League Finals |
| 1942 | 76-63 | 5th | Spencer Abbott | |
| 1944 | 64-75 | 5th | Ray Kolp Ray Kolp Raymond Carl Kolp , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1921-1934. He would play for the St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds.... |
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| 1945 | 52-85 | 8th | Ray Kolp | |
| 1946 | 59-80 | 6th (t) | Nig Lipscomb Nig Lipscomb Gerard "Nig" Lipscomb was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played with the St. Louis Browns in .-External links:... / Harry Davis |
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| 1950 | 61-77 | 6th | Jack Tighe Jack Tighe John Thomas Tighe , pronounced "tie", was an American coach, manager and scout for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.... |
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| 1954 | 63-77 | 7th | Larry Shepard Larry Shepard Lawrence William Shepard was a manager in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1968 to 1969. During his playing days, Shepard was a right-handed pitcher who played minor league baseball from 1941 through 1956, with time out for military service during World War II... |
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| 1955 | 71-66 | 5th | Larry Shepard | |
| 1956 | 60-78 | 7th | John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick (baseball) John Arthur Fitzpatrick , nicknamed "Foghorn" and "Eagle Beak," was an American Major League Baseball coach and scout and minor league catcher and manager. He was born in LaSalle, Illinois.... |
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| 1958 | 67-65 | 5th | Dick Carter Dick Carter Richard Joseph Carter was an American professional baseball pitcher, outfielder, coach, and manager. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a graduate of Olney High School... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1959 | 81-60 | 3rd | Frank Lucchesi Frank Lucchesi Frank Joseph Lucchesi is a former manager in Major League Baseball who ran the Philadelphia Phillies , Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs... |
Lost League Finals |
| 1960 | 76-62 | 1st | Frank Lucchesi | Co-Champs * |
| 1961 | 79-61 | 2nd | Andy Seminick Andy Seminick Andrew Wasal Seminick was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1943 and 1951, and the Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs from 1952 through part of 1955, when he rejoined the Phillies for the rest of his career until... |
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| 1962 | 83-57 | 1st | Frank Lucchesi | Lost League Finals |
* Williamsport led Springfield Giants
Springfield Giants
From 1957 through 1965, the Springfield Giants were the Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the New York/San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League...
1 game to 0 when rain hit. Co-champions were declared