Terre Haute Phillies
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The Terre Haute Phillies were a baseball team in Terre Haute, Indiana
from 1946-1954. They were a Three-I League team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies
. Their games were played at Memorial Stadium
ballpark in Terre Haute.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
from 1946-1954. They were a Three-I League team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. Their games were played at Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute)
Memorial Stadium is the current home of Indiana State University football in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. Constructed in 1923-24 by the City of Terre Haute to seat approximately 16,000 people, the facility's initial primary use was as the home of the Terre Haute Baseball Club, aka the Terre Haute...
ballpark in Terre Haute.
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 63-60 | 4th | Ray Brubaker | Lost League Finals |
| 1947 | 74-51 | 2nd | Ray Brubaker / Whitey Gluchoski / Jack Sanford | Lost in 1st round |
| 1948 | 65-57 | 4th | Pat Colgan / Dale Jones | Lost League Finals |
| 1949 | 69-56 | 3rd | Lee Riley Leon Riley Leon Francis Riley was an American player and manager in minor league baseball. During a playing career that stretched from 1927-42 and 1944-49, Riley appeared in 2,267 minor league games for 21 different teams, with a brief trial with the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies during the World War II... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1950 | 78-48 | 1st | Danny Carnevale | League Champs |
| 1951 | 75-55 | 1st | Skeeter Newsome Skeeter Newsome Lamar Ashby "Skeeter" Newsome was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies .... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1952 | 75-49 | 2nd | Skeeter Newsome Skeeter Newsome Lamar Ashby "Skeeter" Newsome was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies .... |
League Champs |
| 1953 | 76-52 | 1st | Hub Kittle Hub Kittle Hubert Milton "Hub" Kittle was an American baseball pitcher, manager and front office executive in the minor leagues and a pitching coach at the Major League level... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1954 | 60-76 | 7th | Hub Kittle Hub Kittle Hubert Milton "Hub" Kittle was an American baseball pitcher, manager and front office executive in the minor leagues and a pitching coach at the Major League level... |
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