Pueblo Dodgers
Minor league baseball team
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The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.
ClassClass A (1947–1958)
LeagueWestern League (1947–1958)
Team
- Chicago Cubs (1958)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1957)
League titles (2)
- 1947
- 1949
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| Class | Class A (1947–1958) |
| League | Western League (1947–1958) |
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| Ballpark | County Park/Runyon Field |
History
An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.[1][2]
Ballparks
Notable alumni
Hall of Fame Alumni
- Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976
- Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000
- Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987
Notable Alumni
- George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star
- Roger Craig (1954)
- Don Demeter (1955)
- Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star
- Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader
- Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star
- Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Bob Lillis (1951)
- Turk Lown (1947)
- John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star
- Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player
- Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player
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