Terre Haute Phillies Explained

Terra Haute Phillies
Firstseason:1946
Lastseason:1956
City:Terre Haute, Indiana
Past Class Level:
  • Class B (1946-1956)
League:Three-I League (1946-1956)
Pastmajorleague:
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.

The ballpark

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]

Notable alumni

Year-by-year record

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memorial Stadium Minor League History Baseball-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013235739/http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/park.cgi?id=IN026. 2015-10-13.