The Olean Oilers were a minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 team located in Olean, New York

Olean, New York

Olean is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. Olean is the largest city in Cattaraugus County, and serves as the financial, business, transportation and entertainment center of the county. It is one of the principal cities of the Southern Tier region of New York.The city is...

. The team played in the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League from 1939 to 1951 and 1955 to 1956, and in the New York-Pennsylvania League

New York - Penn League

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 from 1957 to 1958. It was affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939 to 1948, the St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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 in 1949, and the Philadelphia Phillies

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 from 1956 to 1958. The Oilers played their home games at Bradner Stadium

Bradner Stadium

Bradner Stadium is a stadium in Olean, New York. It was primarily used for baseball and was home to the Olean Yankees and prior to that, the Olean Oilers. It was built in 1926...

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Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1939	65-38	1st	Jake Pitler Jake Pitler Jacob Albert Pitler was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 5' 8" tall, weighed 150 pounds , and batted and threw righthanded....	League Champs
1940	65-39	1st	Jake Pitler Jake Pitler Jacob Albert Pitler was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 5' 8" tall, weighed 150 pounds , and batted and threw righthanded....	League Champs
1941	48-61	5th	Jake Pitler Jake Pitler Jacob Albert Pitler was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 5' 8" tall, weighed 150 pounds , and batted and threw righthanded....
1942	82-42	2nd	Jake Pitler Jake Pitler Jacob Albert Pitler was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 5' 8" tall, weighed 150 pounds , and batted and threw righthanded....	Lost League Finals
1943	43-66	6th	Jake Pitler Jake Pitler Jacob Albert Pitler was an American second baseman and longtime coach in Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 5' 8" tall, weighed 150 pounds , and batted and threw righthanded....
1944	57-66	5th	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....
1945	40-86	8th	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....
1946	69-56	3rd	Greg Mulleavy Greg Mulleavy Gregory Thomas "Greg" Mulleavy was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played in 79 games for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox in 1930, 1932 and 1933....	Lost in 1st round
1947	66-58	3rd	Greg Mulleavy Greg Mulleavy Gregory Thomas "Greg" Mulleavy was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played in 79 games for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox in 1930, 1932 and 1933....	Lost League Finals
1948	60-66	7th	George Scherger George Scherger George Richard Scherger , nicknamed "'Sugar Bear," was a retired coach in American Major League Baseball and a former longtime minor league infielder and manager...
1949	39-86	8th	Shan Deniston / Lawrence Mancini
1950	71-54	2nd	Len Schulte Len Schulte Leonard Bernard Schultehenrich was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the St. Louis Browns from to .-References:...	League Champs
1951	79-48	1st	Orval Cott	Lost League Finals
1955	46-80	8th	Paul Owens Paul Owens (baseball) Paul Francis Owens was an American front office executive and manager in Major League Baseball.-Philadelphia Phillies:Owens' entire Major League career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies...
1956	65-58	3rd	Paul Owens Paul Owens (baseball) Paul Francis Owens was an American front office executive and manager in Major League Baseball.-Philadelphia Phillies:Owens' entire Major League career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies...	Lost League Finals
1957	52-65	5th	Paul Owens Paul Owens (baseball) Paul Francis Owens was an American front office executive and manager in Major League Baseball.-Philadelphia Phillies:Owens' entire Major League career was spent with the Philadelphia Phillies...
1958	67-57	3rd	Benny Zientara Benny Zientara Benedict Joseph Zientara was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds...	Lost in 1st round

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