Jamestown Falcons
- Location: Jamestown, NY
- League: PONY League 1940-1956; New York-Penn League 1957, 1968-1972
- Affiliation: Detroit Tigers 1941-1942; St. Louis Cardinals 1943; Detroit Tigers 1944-1956; Pittsburgh Pirates 1957; Boston Red Sox 1968-1970; Montreal Expos 1971-1972
- Ballpark: Jamestown Municipal Stadium 1941-1957, 1968-1972
- Famous Alumni: Larry Parrish
Team History[edit]
The Niagara Falls Rainbows moved to Jamestown, NY on July 13, 1940. Jamestown disbanded on June 25, 1957 but the name was brought back in 1968, when the team's affiliation moved from the Atlanta Braves (who were operating the team under the name "Jamestown Braves") to the Boston Red Sox. The name was retained for a couple of seasons when the team was an affiliate of the Montreal Expos, but they changed it to Jamestown Expos in 1973.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | 26-25 (48-55 overall) | 5th | Joe O'Rourke / Joe Savant | |
1941 | 68-42 | 1st | Greg Mulleavy | Lost in 1st round |
1942 | 84-41 | 1st | Greg Mulleavy | League Champs |
1943 | 54-56 | 4th | Jack Sanford | Lost League Finals |
1944 | 70-54 | 2nd | Ollie Carnegie | League Champs |
1945 | 75-51 | 2nd | Jim Levey | Lost in 1st round |
1946 | 84-41 | 1st | Marv Olson | Lost League Finals |
1947 | 87-39 | 1st | Marv Olson | League Champs |
1948 | 74-52 | 2nd | Marv Olson | Lost League Finals |
1949 | 78-48 | 2nd | Marv Olson | Lost in 1st round |
1950 | 60-64 | 6th | Bob Shawkey | |
1951 | 78-49 | 2nd | Tony Lupien | Lost in 1st round |
1952 | 81-45 | 2nd | Tony Lupien | League Champs |
1953 | 88-37 | 1st | Danny Carnevale | League Champs |
1954 | 78-48 | 2nd | Danny Litwhiler (19-20) / Wayne Blackburn (59-28) | Lost League Finals |
1955 | 48-78 | 7th | Tony Lupien | |
1956 | 52-62 | 5th | Pat Mullin (24-34) / Don Lund (4-2) / Wayne Blackburn (24-26) | |
1957 | 28-35 | -- | Jack Paepke | Disbanded June 25 |
1968 | 31-44 | 7th | Jackie Moore | |
1969 | 33-41 | 6th | Jackie Moore | none |
1970 | 30-40 | 6th | Jackie Jensen | none |
1971 | 25-44 | 8th | Ed Sadowski | none |
1972 | 42-28 | 3rd | Walt Hriniak | none |
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