Boise Yankees

Boise Yankees
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass C
Previous leagues
Pioneer League (1952–1953)
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsNew York Yankees (1952–1953)
Team data
Previous parks
Joe Devine Airway Park (1952–1953)

The Boise Yankees were a minor league baseball team in the western United States, based in Boise, Idaho. They played in the Class C Pioneer League in 1952 and 1953 as an affiliate of the New York Yankees, and their home venue was Joe Devine Airway Park, named for the late Yankee scout Joe Devine in 1952.[1][2]

History

The team was previously known as the unaffiliated Boise Pilots[3] from 1939 to 1951 (except for three years during World War II when the league did not operate), while the Yankees' affiliates in the Pioneer League were previously the Twin Falls Cowboys (1946–51)[4][5][6] and the Idaho Falls Russets (1940–41). The Yankees pulled out of the Pioneer League and the western U.S. after the 1953 season.[7] The Boise team's name reverted to Pilots for 1954, then was the Boise Braves (affiliated with the Milwaukee Braves) from 1955 to 1963.

A notable Boise Yankee was future country music star Charley Pride.[8]

Season records

Season Manager(s) W–L Win % Finish Playoffs Ref
1952 Wayne Tucker 63–69 .477 5th none [9]
1953 Ted Gullic 63–68 .481 6th none [10]

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joe Devine honored". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. March 17, 1952. p. 15.
  2. ^ Kling, Dwayne (November 2011). Joe Devine. Can He Play? A Look at Baseball Scouts and their Profession. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9781933599236.
  3. ^ "Boise Yanks is the new name". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 27, 1952. p. C3.
  4. ^ "Twin Falls needs Yankee help – not 'Trower' of strength – yet". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. April 13, 1951. p. A11.
  5. ^ "Twin, Great Falls in Pioneer finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. September 14, 1951. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Boise assumes Yankee banner". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 2, 1951. p. 2.
  7. ^ Chipman, Dee (October 20, 1953). "Pioneer League has talent; Yankees drop Boise; Garth deserves support". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2B.
  8. ^ "Biography". CharleyPride.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "1952 Boise Yankees". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "1953 Boise Yankees". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

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