Portsmouth Red Birds
Minor league baseball team
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The Portsmouth Red Birds were a minor league baseball club, located in Portsmouth, Ohio. The team played in the Class C Middle Atlantic League between 1935 and 1940.[2] During the club's first two seasons, it was known as the Portsmouth Pirates, as a minor league affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1937 the team became affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and were then renamed the Portsmouth Red Birds. The team won the Middle Atlantic League in 1938. Before the 1941 season, the team was moved to Springfield, Ohio and became the Springfield Cardinals.[1][3]
Previous classes
- Class C
Previous teams
- St. Louis Cardinals (1937–1940)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1935–1936)
League titles 1 (1938)
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| League | Middle Atlantic League[1] |
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| League titles | 1 (1938) |
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Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
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| 1935[4] | 54-63 | 6th | Jake Pitler | |
| 1936[5] | 40-88 | 8th | Eddie Kenna | |
| 1937[6] | 72-57 | 3rd | Benny Borgmann | Lost in 1st round |
| 1938[7] | 79-50 | 1st | Benny Borgmann | League Champs |
| 1939[8] | 61-69 | 5th | Joe Davis | |
| 1940[9] | 59-68[1] | 6th | Dutch Dorman & Walter Alston |