Glens Falls Tigers Explained

Glens Falls Tigers
Firstseason:1980
Lastseason:1988
City:Glens Falls, New York
Class Level:Double-A
Current League:Eastern League
Division:North (1980–1982)
Divnum:1
Divisionchamps:1981
Pastnames:Glens Falls White Sox (1980–1985)
Ballpark:East Field Stadium

The Glens Falls Tigers (formerly the Glens Falls White Sox) were an American Minor League Baseball team from Glens Falls, New York, that played in the Eastern League from 1980 until 1988.[1] Their home ballpark was East Field Stadium. The team was founded in 1980 as the Glens Falls White Sox, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.[1] In 1986, the team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers and changed their name to Glens Falls Tigers to reflect the new affiliation.[1] After the 1988 season, the franchise moved to London, Ontario. and became the London Tigers in 1989. The franchise relocated to Trenton, New Jersey, as the Trenton Thunder in 1994. In 2021, the organization became members of the collegiate summer baseball MLB Draft League.

Season-by-season results

Season
AffiliationManagerRecord
1980White SoxMike Pazik63–74, 4th place North
1981White SoxJim Mahoney83–52, 1st place North
1982White SoxJim Maloney77-63, 2nd place North
1983White SoxAdrian Garrett53–83, 8th place league
1984White SoxJohn Boles75–63, 2nd place league
1985White SoxSteve Dillard68–71, 5th place league
Season
AffiliationManagerRecord
1986TigersBob Schaefer67–71, 4th place league
1987TigersTom Burgess, Paul Felix, & Tom Gamboa58–79, 8th place league
1988TigersJohn Wockenfuss80–57, 1st place league

Playoff appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glens Falls, New York Encyclopedia . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference . October 12, 2023 . October 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231012181655/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Glens+Falls&state=NY&country=US . live .