The Denver Zephyrs were formerly known as the Denver Bears from 1955 until 1983. In 1984, they adopted the Zephyrs nickname, which they kept when they moved to New Orleans in 1993 as the Major League Colorado Rockies set up shop in the Mile High City.
The New Orleans Zephyrs were established when the MLB Colorado Rockies began play in 1993. The Denver Zephyrs relocated to the Big Easy, where they one a championship.
The Oilers were Tulsa, Oklahoma’s minor league baseball team for most of the 20th century. The team competed in various league at different levels of competition. But at their competitive zenith, the Oilers spent eleven seasons from 1966 until 1976 serving as the top farm club of the National League’s St. Louis Cardinals. During this era, the Oilers won three Class AAA playoff championships and supplied a steady stream of future Major League stars.
The Grand Rapids Jets were a minor league baseball club that competed in the Class A Central League from that organization’s formation in 1948 through the circuit’s final season during the summer of 1951. The Jets served as a Chicago Cubs farm team for their final two seasons.
The New Orleans Pelicans were a One-Year Wonder that competed in Minor League Baseball’s Class AAA American Association during the summer of 1977. The Pels served as the top farm club of the National League’s St. Louis Cardinals. After one summer in the Superdome, the ball club moved away to Springfield, Illinois prior to the 1978 season.
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