Oneonta Red Sox

• Location: Oneonta, NY
• League: Can-Am League 1946-1951; New York-Penn League 1966
• Affiliation: Boston Red Sox 1946-1951, 1966
• Ballpark: Damaschke Field

New York-Penn League

In 1962 Oneonta Mayor Sam Nader gathered a group of local businessmen and city employees to discuss bringing professional baseball back to the area. After the meeting a regular season game was scheduled in July of 1963 between the Reading Phillies and the Binghamton Triplets to take place at Oneonta’s Neawha Park. After a crowd of 2,000 showed up for the game the group decided that the city wanted and was ready to support baseball again. The fans would have to wait two full seasons before the city was able to get a new team. In 1966 Joe Buzas moved his New York-Penn League franchise, the Wellsville Red Sox, to Oneonta. After that first season in Oneonta the Red Sox decided not to renew their working agreement with the team. The team was able to sign on instead with the New York Yankees and begin their long run as the Oneonta Yankees. That same winter Buzas sold the team to Nader and eight other local investors.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	68-54	4th	Red Marion	Lost in 1st round
1947	70-67	4th	Red Marion	Lost in 1st round
1948	72-65	3rd	Red Marion	League Champs
1949	75-62	2nd	Eddie Popowski	Lost League Finals
1950	86-52	3rd	Eddie Popowski	Lost in 1st round
1951	83-34	1st	Owen Scheetz	League Champs
1966	65-59	4th	Matt Sczesny