The Providence Chiefs, sometimes known as the Cranston Chiefs, were a Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

-based minor-league baseball club in the class-B New England League

New England League

The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played sporadically in five of the six New England states between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League Baseball clubs in Boston and alongside stronger, higher-classification...

. From 1946-47 the club was known as the Chiefs, and its team logo was a fire chief. In 1948 and 1949 the team was known as the Providence Grays

Providence Grays (minor league)

The minor league Providence Grays was the name of several minor league baseball teams between and . These teams were unconnected to the Major League Baseball Providence Grays....

. Providence disbanded on June 20, 1949, in the middle of the New England League's final season.

Sources

"New England League," page on baseball-reference.com http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/New_England_League#1946-1949 .

"New England League 1946-1949," http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/newengland4649.htm&date=2009-10-25+13:33:35 .