Tag: Moana Stadium

1948 Reno Silver Sox baseball scorecard from the Sunset League

Reno Silver Sox (1947-1951)

December 4, 2022

There have been four different versions of the Silver Sox baseball team in Reno since World War II.  Today we will take a look at the original Silver Sox club, formed as a Class C farm club of the New York Giants in 1947. The team played three seasons in the Sunset League, winning a league title in 1948, and then two more of the Class D Far West League in 1950 and 1951. The closure of the Far West League in January 1952 left the Silver Sox with no place to play and Reno went without professional baseball until the formation of the second Silver Sox franchise in the California League in 1955.

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1999 Reno Blackjacks program from the Western Baseball League

Reno BlackJacks

February 17, 2022

The Reno BlackJacks were a One-Year Wonder in the independent Western Baseball League (WBL) during the summer of 1999. The BlackJacks were the last professional baseball team to make their home at Moana Stadium, Reno’s long-time home of minor league baseball dating back to 1947. The ballpark was demolished in 2012.

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Reno Padres California League

Reno Padres

September 15, 2020

California League (1981-1987) Born: October 9, 1980 – Re-branded from Reno Silver Sox Re-Branded: 1987 (Reno Silver Sox) First Game: April 10, 1981 (L 11-9

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1975 Reno Silver Sox baseball program from the California League

Reno Silver Sox (1955-1980)

December 16, 2018

The Class A Reno Silver Sox of 1955-1980 were the longest-lasting of four Nevada ball clubs that have used the Silver Sox monitor since World War II.  The other versions were included the Silver Sox of the Sunset League and the Far West League (1947-1951), the 1988-1992 seasons of this same California League franchise, and the 2006-2008 Silver Sox of the independent Golden League. Those teams will be covered in separate FWiL entries (some day).

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