The Great Falls Electrics were a minor league baseball team that operated out of Great Falls, Montana

Great Falls, Montana

Great Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County...

. The team was formed in 1911 as part of the old Union Association

Union Association

The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...

 league. They also played in the Northwestern League

Northwestern League

The Northwestern League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1883–1884, and again from 1886-1887. It was founded by Elias Matter in 1883.-1883-1884:...

 from 1916-1917. The team disbanded at that time and then was reformed as part of the Pioneer League in 1948. They became an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

 in 1952 and remained with the Dodgers through 1963. The team was briefly called the Great Falls Dodgers during the 1957 season and the Great Falls Selectrics in 1949-1950.

In the latter part of the 20th century, the name was adopted by American Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball

American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by teenage boys in 50 states in the USA. More than five thousand teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota...

. As of 2011, the name is used by Great Falls' Class A American Legion baseball team, while the Class AA team goes by the name of Chargers.

Year-by-year record

Year	League	Affiliation	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1911	Union Association Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...	none	90-46	1st	George Reed George Reed George Robert Reed, CM is a former American college football and Canadian Football League player. Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history...	none League Champs
1912	Union Association	none	72-61	3rd	George Reed	none
1913	Union Association	none	78-42	1st	Harry Hester	none League Champs
1916	Northwestern League Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1883–1884, and again from 1886-1887. It was founded by Elias Matter in 1883.-1883-1884:...	none	60-61	4th	Dick Hurley Dick Hurley William H. "Dick" Hurley was an American baseball player who was noted as being the substitute player for the first paid professional club, the Cincinnati Red Stockings.Hurley was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania...  / Herb Hester	none
1917	Northwestern League	none	42-29	1st	Herb Hester	none League Champs
1948	Pioneer League	none	51-75	7th	Rich Gyselman
1949	Pioneer League	none	62-62	5th	Joe Bowman Joe Bowman Joseph Emil Bowman was pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from through . Bowman batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas....
1950	Pioneer League	none	68-57	4th	Joe Bowman / John Angelone	Lost first round
1951	Pioneer League	none	76-60	3rd	Buck Elliott	League Champs
1952	Pioneer League	Brooklyn Dodgers	67-64	4th	Lou Rochelli Lou Rochelli Louis Joseph Rochelli was a Major League Baseball second baseman who appeared in five games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944. The 25-year-old rookie was a native of Staunton, Illinois....	Lost first round
1953	Pioneer League	Brooklyn Dodgers	77-54	2nd	Lou Rochelli	Lost League Finals
1954	Pioneer League	Brooklyn Dodgers	70-62	4th	Lou Rochelli	League Champs
1955	Pioneer League	Brooklyn Dodgers	74-58	2nd	Lou Rochelli	Lost first round
1956	Pioneer League	Brooklyn Dodgers	64-68	6th	Lou Rochelli
1957	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...	48-77	8th	Jack Banta Jack Banta (baseball) Jackie Kay Banta was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1950....
1958	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers	63-70	5th	Stan Wasiak Stan Wasiak Stanley Wasiak was an American manager in minor league baseball who, by the time of his retirement, held the record for most games managed , most victories and most defeats as a skipper in the minor leagues.A native of Chicago, Illinois, Wasiak was a catcher in his playing days...	Lost playoffs
1959	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers	60-70	4th	Brandy Davis Brandy Davis Robert Brandon Davis was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in 67 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1952 & 1953 seasons....	Lost first round
1960	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers	55-75	5th	Spider Jorgensen
1961	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers	75-58	2nd	Al Ronning	League Champs
1962	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers	60-70	5th	Al Ronning
1963	Pioneer League	Los Angeles Dodgers	69-59	3rd	Al Ronning	Lost first round