Terra Haute Phillies | |
Firstseason: | 1946 |
Lastseason: | 1956 |
City: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
Past Class Level: |
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League: | Three-I League (1946-1956) |
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Pastnames: | Terre Haute Tigers (1955-1956) |
Leaguechamps: | 3 1950, 1951, 1953 |
The Terre Haute Phillies were a baseball team in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1946 to 1954. They were a Three-I League team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. They became the Terre Haute Tigers for the 1955–1956 seasons when the affiliation changed to the Detroit Tigers.Their games were played at Memorial Stadium ballpark in Terre Haute.
Terre Haute teams played at Memorial Stadium, located at the corner of Home and Wabash. Today, the site is the football stadium for Indiana State University, but the original arches from the old stadium remain.[1]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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1954 | 60-76 | 7th | Did not qualify | |
1953 | 76-52 | 1st | Lost in 1st round | |
1952 | 75-49 | 2nd | League Champs | |
1951 | 75-55 | 1st | Lost in 1st round | |
1950 | 78-48 | 1st | League Champs | |
1949 | 69-56 | 3rd | Lost in 1st round | |
1948 | 65-57 | 4th | Lost League Finals | |
1947 | 74-51 | 2nd | Ray Brubaker / Whitey Gluchoski / Jack Sanford | Lost in 1st round |
1946 | 63-60 | 4th | Lost League Finals | |