Aberdeen Pheasants

• Location: Aberdeen, SD
• League: Northern League 1946-1971; Prairie League 1995-1997
• Affiliation: St. Louis Browns 1946-1953; Baltimore Orioles 1954-1971
• Ballpark: Municipal Ball Park 1946-1971

The pheasant, originating in Asia, but now introduced into North America is a game bird. It is the State Bird of South Dakota. Source: Baseball Team Names, 1869-2012. McFarland Publishing (2012).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	57-53	5th	Gus Albright
1947	82-36	1st	Don Heffner	Lost League Finals
1948	64-59	4th	Jimmie Crandall	Lost League Finals
1949	71-54	2nd	Irv Hall	League Champs
1950	62-57	5th	Irv Hall
1951	61-60	5th	Joe King / Jim Post / Bruce Ogrodowski
1952	63-62	6th	Bruce Ogrodowski
1953	60-63	4th	Barney Lutz	Lost in 1st round
1954	60-75	7th	Barney Lutz
1955	70-56	4th	Bill Krueger (minors)	Lost in 1st round
1956	64-61	4th	George Staller	Lost League Finals
1957	51-70	7th	Bill Capps (22-34) / Barney Lutz (29-36)
1958	39-86	8th	Barney Lutz (2-23) / Billy DeMars (37-63)
1959	69-55	2nd	Earl Weaver	Lost League Finals
1960	63-61	3rd	Lou Fitzgerald	Lost in 1st round
1961	74-54	2nd	Lou Fitzgerald	League Champs
1962	64-60	4th	Billy DeMars	Lost League Finals
1963	65-55	2nd	Cal Ripken Sr.	17-13 3rd*
1964	80-37	1st	Cal Ripken Sr.	19-10 1st*
1965	27-39	4th	Ray Rippelmeyer	none
1966	47-22	2nd	Cal Ripken Sr.	none
1967	34-36	5th	Owen Friend	none
1968	26-44	6th	Bill Werle	none
1969	28-42	5th	Ken Rowe	none
1970	36-33	3rd	Ken Rowe	none
1971	35-36	2nd	Ken Rowe	none

* Baukol Playoffs based on last 30 days of the season