New York-Penn League (1966-1987)
Tombstone
Born: 1966
Re-Branded: 1988 (Batavia Clippers)
First Game:
Last Game:
New York-Penn League Championships: None
Stadium
MacArthur Stadium / Dwyer Stadium
Ownership & Affiliation
Owners: Genesee County Baseball Club, Inc. (Community-owned)
Major League Affiliations:
- 1966: Co-op
- 1967: Philadelphia Phillies
- 1968-1971: Detroit Tigers
- 1972-1974: New York Mets
- 1975: Co-op
- 1976-1986: Cleveland Indians
- 1987: Co-op
Background
The Batavia Trojans were a community-owned baseball club that played for 22 seasons in the New York-Penn League. The club, formed in 1966, took its name from the Trojan wheel loader tractors manufactured in Batavia at the Yale and Towne plant. Pictures of the tractors frequently adorned the team’s programs and marketing materials up through the 1980’s.
The team lost its Major League affiliation in 1987 following a decade-long stretch as a Cleveland Indians farm club. The following summer, the franchise took back the Batavia Clippers name used by the city’s original Pony League club from 1939 to 1953. The former Trojans/Clippers ball club continues to play today as the Batavia Muckdogs. However, the money-losing club’s future has been cloudy for years and is likely not long for Batavia.
Batavia Trojans Shop
Links
New York-Penn League Media Guides
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One Response
I’ve got a baseball autographed with the 67 Trojans team. I’m not sure if there’s a place for it out there. Is anyone collecting this stuff? Let me know.