Albany-Colonie Yankees
May 4, 2012
Eastern League (1985-1994) Born: 1984 – Affiliation change from Albany-Colonie A’s Move Announced: June 1994 (Norwich Navigators) First Game: April 12, 1985 (W 5-4 vs. Pittsfield
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Holyoke Millers
February 20, 2012
Eastern League (1977-1982) Born: February 21, 1977 – The Berkshire Brewers relocate to Holyoke, MA Moved: December 1982 (Nashua Angels) First Game: April 15, 1977
West Haven Yankees
December 10, 2011
West Haven, Connecticut hosted the Double-A farm club of the New York Yankees for eight summers from 1972 through 1979. During this era West Haven helped to develop future Major League stars including Ron Guidry, LaMarr Hoyt, Willie McGee and Dave Rightetti. The W-H Yankees were a powerhouse in the Eastern League during this era, winning league titles in 1972, 1976, 1977 and 1979. The franchise moved to Lynn, Massachusetts following the 1979 season.
Lynn Sailors
October 16, 2011
The Lynn Sailors were a Class AA Eastern League Farm Club of the Seattle Mariners from 1980 through 1982. The arrival of the Sailors in 1980 marked the return of professional baseball to Lynn, Massachusetts’ Fraser Field for the first time since the departure of the Lynn Tigers in 1949. Following the 1982 season, the Mariners withdrew from Lynn and the Pittsburgh Pirates became Lynn’s new parent organization. The 1983 Lynn Pirates season would turn out to be the final summer that the North Shore community would host affiliated Minor League Baseball as the former Sailors/Pirates franchise moved to Burlington, Vermont in 1984.
West Haven A’s
June 6, 2011
The West Haven A’s were a Connecticut-based Class AA farm club of the distant Oakland Athletics during the early 1980’s. The franchise entered the Eastern League as an expansion team and A’s affiliate in 1980. For the 1980 season only, the club was known as the West Haven Whitecaps. The Whitecaps were absolutely wretched, finishing 1980 with the 2nd worst record in all of minor league baseball (47-92). In 1982 West Haven won the Eastern League championship, but the franchise moved to Albany shortly afterwards.