Pueblo Dodgers

Pueblo Dodgers
Pueblo Dodgers
1947–1958; Pueblo, Colorado ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class A
League	Western League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Chicago Cubs (1958); Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1957);
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1947, 1949)
Team data
Previous names	Pueblo Bruins (1958); Pueblo Dodgers (1947–1957);
Previous parks	County Park/Runyon Field

The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.

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History

An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.^[1]^[2]

Ballparks

The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notable alumni

Hall of Fame Alumni

Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976

Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000

Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987

Notable Alumni

George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star

Roger Craig (1954)

Don Demeter (1955)

Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star

Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader

Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star

Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star

Bob Lillis (1951)

Turk Lown (1947)

John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star

Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player

Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star

Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player

References

[1]
"1958 Western League". Baseball-Reference.com.
[2]
"Pueblo, Colorado Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
[3]
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
[4]
"History". Runyon Sports Complex "WALL of FAME".
[5]
"History | Runyon Field Sports Complex". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.

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[1] [1]
"1958 Western League". Baseball-Reference.com.

[2] [2]
"Pueblo, Colorado Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.

[3] [3]
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] [4]
"History". Runyon Sports Complex "WALL of FAME".

[5] [5]
"History | Runyon Field Sports Complex". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.

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