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Clubbie: A Minor League
Baseball Memoir

By Greg Larson

Greg Larson’s superb memoir of his 2012-2013 tour of duty as clubhouse attendant for the New York-Penn League’s Aberdeen Ironbirds was one of Fun While It Lasted‘s favorite sports books of 2021.

 

As the new clubhouse attendant for the Aberdeen IronBirds, a Minor League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, Larson assumed he’d entered a familiar world. He thought wrong.

 

He quickly discovered the bizarre rituals of life in the Minors: fights between players, teammates quitting in the middle of the games, doomed relationships, and a negligent parent organization. Larson fell deep into his madcap venture as the scheming clubbie. He moved into the clubhouse equipment closet, his headquarters to swing deals involving memorabilia, booze, and loads of cash. By his second season, Larson had transformed into a deceptive, dip-spitting veteran, now fully part of a system that exploited players he considered friends.

 

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New York-Penn League Franchise List

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Franchise, Years Active, NY-Penn League Champions

Auburn Americans, 1980, None

Auburn Astros, 1982-1995, None

Auburn Doubledays, 1996-2019, 1998 (Co-Champions)-2007

Auburn Mets, 1962-1966, 1962-1964-1966

Auburn Phillies, 1972-1977, 1973

Auburn Red Stars, 1979, None

Auburn Sunsets, 1978, None

Auburn Twins, 1967-1971, 1967-1970

Auburn Yankees, 1958-1961, None

Batavia Clippers, 1988-1997, None

Batavia Muckdogs, 1998-2019, 2008

Batavia Pirates, 1961-1965, 1963

Batavia Trojans, 1966-1987, None

Brooklyn Cyclones, 2001-2019, 2001-2019

Connecticut Tigers, 2010-2019, None

Elmira Suns, 1982-1983, None

Erie Cardinals, 1981-1987, None

Erie Orioles, 1988-1989, None

Erie Sailors, 1990-1993, None

Geneva Cubs, 1977-1993, 1978-1987-1992

Geneva Twins, 1973, None

Glens Falls Redbirds, 1993, None

Hamilton Redbirds, 1988-1992, None

Hudson Valley Renegades, 1994-2019, 1999-2012-2017

Jamestown Expos, 1973, None

Jamestown Expos, 1977-1993, 1989 & 1991

Little Falls Mets, 1977-1988, 1984

Lowell Spinners, 1996-2019, None

Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 1999-2019, 2004

New Jersey Cardinals, 1994-2005, 1994

Newark Co-Pilots, 1968-1979, 1975

Newark Orioles, 1983-1987, None

Niagara Falls Pirates, 1970-1979, 1972

Niagara Falls Rapids, 1989-1993, 1993

Niagara Falls White Sox, 1982-1985, 1982

Norwich Sea Unicorns, Never Took The Field (2020), None

Oneonta Red Sox, 1966, None

Oneonta Tigers, 1999-2009, None

Oneonta Yankees, 1967-1998, 1968-1969-1971-1974-1977-1979-1980-1981-1985-1988-1990-1998

Pittsfield Astros, 2001, None

Pittsfield Mets, 1989-2000, 1997

Queens Kings, 2000, None

St. Catharines Blue Jays, 1986-1994, 1986

St. Catharines Stompers, 1995-1999, None

State College Spikes, 2006-2019, 2014-2016

Staten Island Yankees, 1999-2019, 2000-2002-2005-2006-2009-2011

Tri-City ValleyCats, 2001-2019, 2010-2013-2018

Utica Blue Jays, 1977-1980, None

Utica Blue Sox, 1981-2001, 1983

Vermont Expos, 1994-2005, 1996

Watertown Indians, 1989-1998, 1995

Watertown Pirates, 1983-1988, None

Welland Pirates, 1989-1994, None

West Virginia Black Bears, 2015-2019, 2015

Williamsport Astros, 1968-1970, None

Williamsport Crosscutters, 1999-2019, 2001 (Co-Champions)-2003

Williamsport Cubs, 1994-1998, None

Williamsport Red Sox, 1971-1972, None

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