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West Haven A's

FieldValue
nameWest Haven A's
firstseason1972
lastseason1982
cityWest Haven, Connecticut
class levelDouble-A
leagueEastern League
pastmajorleague{{plainlist
nickname{{plainlist
ballparkQuigley Stadium
leaguenum5
leaguechamps
divnum4
divisionchamps
firsthalfnum2
firsthalfchamps
secondhalfnum2
secondhalfchamps
  • Oakland Athletics (1980–1982)
  • New York Yankees (1972–1979)
  • West Haven A's (1981–1982)
  • West Haven Whitecaps (1980)
  • West Haven Yankees (1972–1979)

The West Haven A's were an American Minor League Baseball team that played in the Double-A Eastern League from 1972 to 1982. They were located in West Haven, Connecticut, and played their home games at Quigley Stadium. From 1972 to 1979, the team was known as the West Haven Yankees after their Major League Baseball affiliate, the New York Yankees. They became an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in 1980 and changed their name to the West Haven Whitecaps for that season before becoming the West Haven A's through their final two years of play.

History

New York Yankees (1972–1979)

From 1972 to 1979, the team was affiliated with and named for the New York Yankees. During that eight-year period, West Haven — managed by future Major League skippers Bobby Cox, Doc Edwards, Mike Ferraro, and Stump Merrill — won four Eastern League championships and compiled a regular-season win–loss record of 611–496 (.552). In 1975, first baseman Dave Bergman was selected for the Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award. Edwards (1973), Ferraro (1977), and Merrill (1979) each won the Eastern League Manager of the Year Award.

Notable Yankees alumni

  • Steve Balboni
  • Jim Beattie
  • Dave Bergman
  • Ron Davis
  • Mike Fischlin
  • Damaso Garcia
  • Ron Guidry
  • Mike Heath
  • LaMarr Hoyt
  • Garth Iorg
  • Mickey Klutts
  • Joe Lefebvre
  • Willie McGee
  • Scott McGregor
  • Doc Medich
  • Jerry Narron
  • Domingo Ramos
  • Dave Righetti
  • Buck Showalter
  • Charlie Spikes
  • Pat Tabler
  • Willie Upshaw
  • Otto Velez

Oakland Athletics (1980–1982)

The Yankees entered into a deal with a new Double-A team, the Nashville Sounds of the Southern League, after the 1979 season. The West Haven franchise relocated to Lynn, Massachusetts, and became the Lynn Sailors. Concurrently, the Waterbury, Connecticut, franchise moved to West Haven in time for the 1980 season, bringing their affiliation with the Oakland Athletics, and renaming the team the West Haven Whitecaps.

The franchise changed its name again in 1981, this time to the West Haven A's. The last West Haven team, managed by Bob Didier, won the team's fifth and final Eastern League title, defeating the Lynn Sailors in the finals. In 1983, the franchise moved to Albany, New York, becoming the Albany A's.

Notable alumni

  • Keith Atherton
  • Keith Comstock
  • Mike Gallego
  • Donnie Hill
  • Bill Krueger
  • Steve Ontiveros
  • Tony Phillips

Season-by-season results

SeasonDivisionRecordWin %FinishGBAttendanceManagerPostseasonMLB affiliateRef.19721973197419751976197719781979198019811982
American84–56.6001st—102,537*Won American Division title
Won EL championship vs. Trois-Rivières Aigles, 3–0*New York Yankees
American72–66.5222nd475,128—New York Yankees
American58–79.4234th1742,878—New York Yankees
—66–71.4824th1826,549—New York Yankees
South80–59.5761st—28,331*Won South Division title
Won EL championship vs. Trois-Rivières Aigles, 3–0*New York Yankees
New England86–52.6231st—41,072*Won New England Division title
Won EL championship vs. Trois-Rivières Aigles, 3–0*New York Yankees
—82–57.5901st—46,048—New York Yankees
—83–56.5971st—71,302*Won First and Second Half titles
Won EL championship*New York Yankees
Southern47–92.3384th3230,112—Oakland Athletics
Southern71–67.5143rd55,552—Oakland Athletics
Southern86–54.6141st—51,791*Won First and Second Half Southern Division titles
Won Southern Division title
Won EL championship vs. Lynn Sailors, 3–0*Oakland Athletics

References

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References

  1. "Quigley Memorial Stadium".
  2. "Eastern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Sports Reference.
  3. "Season-Ending Awards". Minor League Baseball.
  4. "New York Yankees Minor League Affiliates". Sports Reference.
  5. "Oakland Athletics Minor League Affiliates". Sports Reference.
  6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd ed.'' Durham, NC: [[Baseball America]], 2007, p. 600
  7. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X3MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1144,1209051&dq=west+haven+a%27s+move+to+albany&hl=en A's, Angels Play to Curfew Before 9,211 in Heritage Park Debut] by Bill Palmer at news.google.com, URL accessed July 2, 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20241210190728/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X3MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1144,1209051&dq=west+haven+a%27s+move+to+albany&hl=en Archived] 07-02-10
  8. "1972 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  9. "1973 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  10. "1974 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  11. "1975 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  12. "1976 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  13. "1977 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  14. "1978 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  15. "1979 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  16. "1980 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  17. "1981 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
  18. "1982 Eastern League". Sports Reference.
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