Pawtucket Slaters

• Location: Pawtucket, RI
• League: New England League 1946-1949
• Affiliation: Boston Braves 1946-1949
• Ballpark: McCoy Stadium

The Pawtucket Slaters were the first minor league team from Pawtucket in 32 years when they were formed as part of the revived New England League in 1946. The league and team remained for four seasons.

The Slaters opened with a 70-54 record in 1946, fourth in the 8-team league, then fell 3 games to 1 to the Lynn Red Sox in the playoffs. Pawtucket scored 562 runs, 6th in the league, but allowed just 462, second-fewest. Hal Schacker was 5-1 with a 0.84 ERA and other productive arms included Bill M. Marshall (12-8, 2.67) and Joe Belforti (11-8, 2.55). 3B Jim Coughlin hit .341/~.371/.410 and led the league's third basemen in fielding percentage (.943).

(Information needed on 1947-1949 season details)

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	70-54	4th	Hughie Wise	Lost in 1st round
1947	65-60	4th	Pete Fox	Lost in 1st round
1948	61-64	4th	Hughie Wise	Lost in 1st round
1949	83-43	1st	Ripper Collins (33-15) / Dutch Dorman (2-0) / Earl Browne (21-13) / Dutch Dorman (27-15)	Lost in 1st round