Illustration of pitcher Tom Seaver on the cover of a 1992 Pittsfield Mets baseball program from the New York-Penn League

Pittsfield Mets

New York-Penn League (1989-2000)

Tombstone

Born: January 14, 1989 – The Little Falls Mets relocate to Pittsfield, MA
Affiliation Change:
October 1, 2000 (Pittsfield Astros)

First Game: June 16, 1989 (W 10-4 @ Utica Blue Sox)
Last Game: September 6, 2000 (L 5-4 @ Vermont Expos)

New York-Penn League Champions: 1997

Stadium

Wahconah Park (4,500)11995 Hudson Valley Renegades Program

Dimensions (1994): Left: 334′, Center: 374′, Right: 333′21994 Pittsfield Mets Program

Marketing

Radio

  • 1994: WBRK (1340 AM)

Radio Broadcasters:

  • 1994: Rick Stohr

Ownership & Affiliation

Owners:

Major League Affiliation: New York Mets

Attendance

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Source: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.), Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, 2007

 

Background

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Pittsfield Mets Shop

 

 

In Memoriam

Owner Bill Gladstone passed away on April 30, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Gladstone, who was named Minor League Baseball’s “King of Baseball” in 2015, was 88 years old. Troy Record obituary.

 

Links

New York-Penn League Media Guides

New York-Penn League Programs

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