Boise Braves

This article is about the former minor league baseball team. For the present day high school team, see Boise High School § Athletics.
Boise Braves
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass A (1963)
Class C (1955–1962)
Previous leagues
Pioneer League (1955–1963)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsMilwaukee Braves (1955–1963)
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1956
  • 1958
  • 1960
Team data
Previous parks
Braves Field (1955–1963)

The Boise Braves were a minor league baseball team in the western United States, based in Boise, Idaho. They played in the Pioneer League from 1955 to 1963 as an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves. The team played at the Class C level for all but their final year, when they played at the Class A level. Their home venue was Braves Field, which had previously been called Joe Devine Airway Park.

History

The team was previously known as the unaffiliated Boise Pilots from 1939 to 1951 (except for three years during World War II when the league did not operate), then the Boise Yankees in 1952 and 1953, and the Pilots again in 1954. As a Milwaukee affiliate for nine seasons, the Boise Braves won three championships, and reached the league finals two other seasons. After the Boise Braves' final season of 1963, the ballpark was demolished, and Boise was without a minor league team until the Boise A's of the Northwest League debuted in 1975.

Season records

Season Manager(s) W–L Win % Finish Playoffs Ref
1955 Lou Stringer 77–44 .588 1st lost in first round [1]
1956 Mickey Livingston
Robert King
George McQuinn		 74–58 .561 1st champions† [2]
1957 George McQuinn 56–70 .444 7th none [3]
1958 Billy Smith 76–54 .585 1st champions [4]
1959 81–47 .633 1st lost in first round [5]
1960 78–52 .600 2nd champions [6]
1961 Gordon Maltzberger 72–55 .567 1st lost in finals [7]
1962 Al Unser 69–62 .527 2nd lost in finals [8]
1963 Billy Smith 48–82 .369 5th none [9]

† The league did not hold playoffs in 1956; the Braves became champions by finishing first in league standings.[10]

All-stars

Season[11] Name & Position
1955 Robert King, SS
Arnold Hallgren, OF
James Espinola, P
1956 Robert King, SS
1957 Robert Jacobi, OF
1958 Tom Brown, 3B
Bob Uecker, C
Charles Holmes, P
1959 Kerry Buckner, OF
James Hay, C
Leslie Bass, P
1960 Bill Lucas, SS
Ray Reed, OF
Dave Eilers, P
1961 Douglas Clayton, 2B
William Ryan, P
1962 Sandy Alomar Sr., SS
Marcial Allen, OF
James Handrahan, P

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "1955 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "1956 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "1957 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "1958 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "1959 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "1960 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "1961 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  8. ^ "1962 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  9. ^ "1963 Boise Braves". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 9781932391176.
  11. ^ "All-Star Teams 1939-1963". milb.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

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