Pueblo Dodgers Explained

Pueblo Dodgers
Firstseason:	1947
Lastseason:	1958
City:	Pueblo, Colorado
Past Class Level:	Class A
League:	Western League
Pastmajorleague:	Chicago Cubs (1958) Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1957)
Pastnames:	Pueblo Bruins (1958) Pueblo Dodgers (1947–1957)
Pastparks:	County Park/Runyon Field
Leaguechamps:	2 (1947, 1949)

The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.

History

An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.^{[1] [2]}

Ballparks

The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notable alumni

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976
• Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000
• Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987

Notable Alumni

• George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Roger Craig (1954)
• Don Demeter (1955)
• Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader
• Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star
• Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Bob Lillis (1951)
• Turk Lown (1947)
• John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player
• Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player

External links

• Baseball Reference
• Western League team chart

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1958 Western League. Baseball-Reference.com.
2. Web site: Pueblo, Colorado Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212403/http://www.koaa.com/story/38089698/professional-baseball-making-a-comeback-in-pueblo . 2018-07-23 . dead .
4. Web site: History. Runyon Sports Complex "WALL of FAME".
5. Web site: History | Runyon Field Sports Complex . 2018-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212338/https://runyonfield.org/index.php/about-us/history-of-damon-runyon-field . 2018-07-23 . dead .