Pittsfield Electrics (Canadian-American League)
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The Pittsfield Electrics were a Canadian-American League
(Class C) baseball
team in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
from 1941 to 1951. From 1949 to 1950 they played as the Pittsfield Indians and in 1951 as the Pittsfield Phillies.
Their home field was Wahconah Park
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Canadian-American League
This article refers to the original incarnation of the Can-Am League, which operated between 1936 and 1951. For the modern league, see Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball...
(Class C) baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
from 1941 to 1951. From 1949 to 1950 they played as the Pittsfield Indians and in 1951 as the Pittsfield Phillies.
Their home field was Wahconah Park
Wahconah Park
Wahconah Park is a city-owned baseball park located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and nestled in a working class neighborhood. One of the last remaining ballparks in the United States with a wooden grandstand, it was constructed in 1919 and seats 4,500. The stadium is now currently home to the, yet...
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Future Major League Electrics
- Jorge ComellasJorge ComellasJorge Comellas , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1945. He played for the Chicago Cubs.-External links:...
(1941) - John O'Neil (1942)
- Al RosenAl RosenAlbert Leonard Rosen , nicknamed "Al", "Flip", and the "Hebrew Hammer", is a former American professional baseball player who was a third baseman and right-handed slugger in the Major Leagues for ten seasons in tthe 1940s and 1950s.He played his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians in...
(1946) - Hal NaragonHal NaragonHarold Richard Naragon is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators & Minnesota Twins...
(1947) - Jim LemonJim LemonJames Robert Lemon was an American right and left fielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A powerful, right-handed hitting and throwing outfielder, Lemon teamed with first baseman Roy Sievers to form the most formidable home run-hitting tandem in the 60-year history of the...
(1948) - Brooks LawrenceBrooks LawrenceBrooks Ulysses Lawrence was a Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals , Cincinnati Redlegs , and Cincinnati Reds ....
(1950) - Stan PawloskiStan PawloskiStanley Walter Pawloski is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman who played in two games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1955 season...
(1950) - Dick TomanekDick TomanekRichard Carl Tomanek is a retired American professional baseball player, a pitcher who played for five seasons in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1953 to 1954 and 1957 to 1958 and the Kansas City Athletics from 1958 to 1959. Nicknamed "Bones," he stood tall and...
(1950)
Electrics with previous Major League experience
- Bill HollandBill Holland (baseball)William David Holland was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators during the 1939 season. Listed at 6'1", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed...
(1941) - Glenn SpencerGlenn Spencer (baseball)Glenn Spencer was a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants of the National League from 1928 - 1933. His best season came in 1931 when he went 11-12 with a 3.42 earned run average in 38 games.- External links :*...
(1941) - Tony RensaTony RensaGeorge Anthony Rensa was a Major League Baseball player. Rensa played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed....
(1946–1947) - Gene HassonGene HassonCharles Eugene Hasson , was a Major League Baseball infielder from - for the Philadelphia Athletics.-External links:...
(1948–1949) - Lloyd BrownLloyd Brown (baseball)Lloyd Andrew Brown [Gimpy] was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., Brown batted and threw left-handed...
(1950)