Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1946-1957)
Tombstone
Born: 1946
Folded: 1957
First Game: April 28, 1946 (L 14-6 vs. Waterloo White Hawks)
Last Game: September 8, 1957 (L 8-5 @ Peoria Chiefs)
Three-I League Champions: 1946, 1948, 1956 and 1957
Stadium
Bosse Field
Opened: 1915
Ownership & Affiliation
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Major League Affiliations:
- 1946-1952: Boston Braves
- 1953-1957: Milwaukee Braves
Background
The Evansville Braves were a Class B farm club of the Boston and Milwaukee Braves from 1946 until 1957. Evansville won four Three-I League titles during the 12-year Braves era and helped to developed future Major Leaguers such as Wes Covington (Evansville ’53), Lee Maye (’55-’56) and Bob Uecker (’57).
The Braves rented Bosse Field from the Evansville school department. Late in the 1957 season, a group of engineers deemed the ballpark’s grandstand unsafe in a report to the school board. The team used temporary bleachers for late season games in 1957 and left town after the season ended with Evansville’s fourth and final Three-I League crown.
Pro baseball returned to Evansville and Bosse Field with the arrival of the Evansville White Sox in 1966.
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