Niagara Falls Pirates
March 4, 2017
New York-Penn League (1970-1979) Born: 1970 Died: 1979 First Game: June 26, 1970 (L 3-1 vs. Jamestown Falcons) Last Game: August 30, 1979 (L 6-5 @ Auburn
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Batavia Trojans
February 25, 2017
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.
Niagara Falls Rapids
February 18, 2017
The Niagara Falls Rapids were the last Major League-affiliated pro baseball team to play in Niagara Falls, New York. The Detroit Tigers short-season Class A farm club play five seasons in the New York-Penn League from 1989 to 1993. The Rapids won the league title in the final summer of play in 1993.
Auburn Americans
May 28, 2016
The Auburn Americans were a co-op minor league baseball team that played for one season in the New York-Penn League in the summer of 1980. Co-op teams don’t have a player development contract with one Major League club. Instead they cobble together a roster from several Major League organizations. The arrangement is largely a relic of the past now, but was relatively common in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, particularly in small communities with sub-standard ballparks. The Americans departed for Erie, Pennsylvania in 1981 leaving Auburn with pro baseball for the first summer since 1957.
Auburn Astros
May 28, 2016
New York-Penn League (1982-1995) Founded: 1982 Re-Branded: 1996 (Auburn Doubledays) First Game: Last Game: New York-Penn League Championships: None 1982-1994: Falcon Park I 1995: Falcon Park