Utica Blue Sox

Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies 1944-1950; Co-op 1981-85; Philadelphia Phillies 1986-1987; Chicago White Sox 1988-1992;Boston Red Sox 1993-1995; Florida Marlins 1996-2001

Famous Alumni: Larry Walker, Andy Ashby, Ray Durham, James Baldwin, Jason Grimsley, Cliff Brantley, Mike Cameron

The Utica Blue Sox were a member of the New York-Penn League. In 2002 the team moved to Aberdeen, MD to become the Aberdeen IronBirds. Another team also called the Utica Blue Sox currently play in the summer collegiate Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League.

Year-by-Year Record[edit]

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach
1944	69-69	3rd	Eddie Sawyer	Lost League Finals
1945	83-52	1st	Eddie Sawyer	Lost in 1st round
1946	59-80	7th	Eddie Sawyer
1947	90-48	1st	Eddie Sawyer	League Champs
1948	83-56	3rd	Dick Porter / Pat Colgan	Lost in 1st round
1949	51-89	8th	Pat Colgan
1950	64-73	5th	Lee Riley

1981	39-31	4th	Jim Gattis
1982	41-34	3rd	Jim Gattis
1983	48-26	1st (t)	Jim Gattis	League Champs
1984	31-44	10th	Bob McBee
1985	35-41	7th	Ken Brett
1986	26-52	12th	Tony Taylor
1987	31-43	10th	Tony Taylor
1988	47-29	2nd (t)	Rick Patterson
1989	39-39	6th	Ron Vaughn (8-10) / Mike Gellinger (31-29)
1990	31-47	12th	Tommy Thompson
1991	39-37	5th	Mike Gellinger
1992	42-32	2nd	Fred Kendall	Lost in 1st round
1993	38-38	6th	Dave Holt
1994	35-37	9th	Dave Holt
1995	33-40	11th	Bob Geren

1997	36-38	7th	Juan Bustabad		Ken Joyce
1998	35-41	9th (t)	Ken Joyce
1999	42-33	2nd	Ken Joyce	Lost in 1st round
2000	35-40	9th	Jon Deeble
2001	27-47	13th	Kevin Boles