Tombstone
Born: December 1982 – The Holyoke Millers relocate to Nashua, NH
Affiliation Change: Postseason 1983 (Nashua Pirates)
First Game: April 20, 1983 (L 4-2 vs. Lynn Pirates)
Last Game: September 3, 1983 (L 5-3 @ Albany- Colonie A’s)
Eastern League Championships: None
Stadium
Holman Stadium (6,000)
Branding
Team Colors:
Radio: WSMN (1590 AM)
Broadcasters: Woody Woodland & Ed Lecius
Mascot: Angel P. Finch (the Finch)
Ownership & Affiliation
Owners: Jerome Mileur, Ben Surner & George Como
Major League Affiliation: California Angels
Attendance
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Source: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.), Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, 2007. Page 604.
Background
The Nashua Angels were a farm club of the California Angels that competed for just one season in the Class AA Eastern League during the summer of 1983. The franchise moved from Holyoke, Massachusetts one week before Christmas in 1982.
The team finished in sixth place in the eight-team Eastern League with a 60-80 record in 1983. Prominent future Major Leaguers on the club included pitcher Kirk McCaskill and outfielder Devon White.
Following the 1983 season, the Angels departed and were replaced by the Pittsburgh Pirates as Nashua’s Major League parent club. The Nashua Pirates played three more seasons in the Eastern League (1984-1986) before moving the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in late 1986.
Nashua Angels Shop
In Memoriam
Nashua Angels shortstop Gus Polidor, who went on to play parts of seven seasons in the Majors between 1985 and 1993, was murdered during an attempted carjacking in his native Venezuela on April 28th, 1995. He was 33 years old. Chicago Tribune coverage.
Downloads
6-6-1983 Angels vs. Lynn Pirates Game Notes
6-6-1983 Nashua Angels vs. Lynn Pirates Game Notes
1983 Nashua Angels Ticket Brochure
Links
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