Lancaster Red Roses
- Location: Lancaster, PA
- League: Tri-State League 1906-1911, 1914; Interstate League 1940-1952; Piedmont League 1954-1955; Eastern League 1958-1961
- Affiliation: Philadelphia A's 1944-1947; Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1952; Philadelphia A's 1954; Kansas City A's 1955; Detroit Tigers 1958; Chicago Cubs 1959-1960; St. Louis Cardinals 1961
- Ballpark: Stumpf Field
Seemed to end up in the same league as the York White Roses often.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1906 | 70-57 | 3rd | Fred Crolius | ||
1907 | 73-53 | 3rd | Pop Foster | none | |
1908 | 72-55 | 3rd | Pop Foster | none | |
1909 | 75-39 | 1st | Marty Hogan | none League Champs | |
1910 | 63-47 | 2nd | Marty Hogan | none | |
1911 | 54-54 | 4th | Marty Hogan | ||
1914 | 10-46 (26-83 overall) | 6th | George Heckert / Eddie Hooper | none | York (16-37)moved to Lancaster July 8 |
1940 | 43-39 (62-56 overall) | 4th | Cy Perkins | League Champs | Hazleton (19-17) moved to Lancaster June 12 |
1941 | 43-83 | 8th | Billy Rogell (27-51) / Jimmy Archer (16-32) | ||
1942 | 59-78 | 5th | Tom Oliver | ||
1943 | 83-55 | 1st | Elwood Wheaton | League Champs | |
1944 | 66-72 | 4th | Lena Blackburne | League Champs | |
1945 | 87-52 | 1st | Lena Blackburne | League Champs | |
1946 | 55-83 | 8th | Tom Oliver | ||
1947 | 64-73 | 6th | Charlie English (33-50) / Clayton Sheedy (31-23) | ||
1948 | 50-89 | 8th | Dib Williams (9-15) / McCrabb & Armstrong (1-1) / Jack Knight (6-10) / Dib Williams (34-63) | ||
1949 | 71-68 | 5th | Al Campanis | ||
1950 | 56-82 | 7th | Ed Head | ||
1951 | 71-67 | 5th | Ed Head | ||
1952 | 75-65 | 4th | Jim Bivin | Lost League Finals | |
1954 | 62-78 | 7th | Kemp Wicker (26-36) / Lena Blackburne (32-36) / George Erath (0-1) / Buddy Walker (4-5) | ||
1955 | 72-54 | 2nd | Hank Biasatti | League Champs | |
1958 | 75-57 | 1st | Johnny Pesky | Lost League Finals | |
1959 | 57-83 | 7th | Nick Cullop | ||
1960 | 66-73 | 6th | Phil Cavarretta | ||
1961 | 60-80 | 5th | Chase Riddle | none |
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