Tombstone
Born: 1966 – The Wellsville Red Sox relocate to Oneonta, NY
Affiliation Change: 1967 (Oneonta Yankees)
First Game: April 25, 1966 (L 6-2 vs. Batavia Trojans)
Last Game: August 31, 1966 (L 5-0 @ Binghamton Triplets)
NY-Penn League Championships: None
Stadium
Ownership & Affiliation
Owner: Joe Buzas
Major League Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Attendance
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Source: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.), Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, 2007. Page 535.
Background
The Oneonta Red Sox were a Class A farm club in the New York-Penn League for one season in the summer of 1966. A previous incarnation of the Oneonta Red Sox played in the Class C Can-Am League from 1946 to 1951.
The team featured a pair of teenage Red Sox prospects who would go on to long Major League careers in pitcher Ken Brett (brother of George) and outfielder Amos Otis. The 1966 O-Sox finished 65-59-1 (yes, they had a tie), good for fourth place in the six team NY-Penn League.
The 1966 Oneonta club was one of dozens owned by legendary minor league operator Joe Buzas between 1958 and his death in 2003. Buzas had close ties with the Boston Red Sox – he also operated their Class AA farm team in Pittsfield, Massachusetts at the time.
After his first season in Oneonta, Buzas sold the team to a local consortium led by Oneonta Mayor and longtime baseball booster Sam Nader. During the same winter offseason, the Red Sox pulled their affiliation and the New York Yankees replaced them for the 1967 season.
Links
New York-Penn League Media Guides
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Ticket stub from the 1966 Oneonta Red Sox
https://www.ticketstubcollection.com/ticket-stubs/1966-oneonta-red-sox-ticket-stub/