Aberdeen Pheasants

For the Aberdeen, Washington team also briefly known as the Aberdeen Grays, see Aberdeen Black Cats.

For the Prairie League team also known as the Aberdeen Pheasants, see Aberdeen Pheasants (Prairie League).

Aberdeen Pheasants
1946 – 1971 Aberdeen, South Dakota
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A-Short Season (1966–1971) Class A (1963–1965) Class C (1946–1962)
League	Northern League (1946–1971)
Major league affiliations
Team	Baltimore Orioles (1954–1971) St. Louis Browns (1946–1953)
Minor league titles
League titles (3)	1949 1961 1964
Team data
Name	Aberdeen Pheasants (1946–1971)
Ballpark	Municipal Stadium

The Aberdeen Pheasants were a minor league baseball team who played in the Northern League from 1946 until the league folded in 1971. For their entire existence, the Pheasants were an affiliate of the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise.

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame Alumni ^[1]

• Jim Palmer (1964) inducted, 1990
• Norm Stewart (1957) National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, inducted 2007
• Earl Weaver (1959) inducted, 1996

Notable alumni ^[1]

• Bob Bailor (1971)
• Steve Barber (1958) 2x MLB All-Star
• Mark Belanger (1964) MLB All-Star; 8x Gold Glove shortstop
• Bo Belinsky (1958-1959) Belinsky had a career record of only 28–51, but threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Los Angeles Angels and the first one at Chavez Ravine (Dodger Stadium), beating the Baltimore Orioles 2–0 on May 5, 1962.
• Al Bumbry (1971) MLB All-Star; 1973 AL Rookie of the Year
• Andy Etchebarren (1961, 1963) 2x MLB All-Star
• Tito Francona (1953) MLB All-Star
• Roger Freed (1967)
• Don Heffner (1947)
• Chuck Hinton (1959) MLB All-Star
• Darold Knowles (1963) MLB All-Star
• Don Larsen (1947-1948) 1956 World Series Most Valuable Player
• Lou Piniella (1964) MLB All-Star; 1969 AL Rookie of the Year; 3x MLB Manager of the Year
• Cal Ripken Sr. (1963-1964)
• Wes Stock (1956)
• Bob Turley (1949) 3x MLB All-Star; 1958 AL Cy Young Award; 1958 World Series Most Valuable Player
• Eddie Watt (1963-1964)

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1946	57-53	5th	Gus Albright
1947	82-36	1st	Don Heffner	Lost League Finals
1948	64-59	4th	Jimmie Crandall	Lost League Finals
1949	71-54	2nd	Irvin Hall	League Champs
1950	62-57	5th	Irvin Hall
1951	61-60	5th	Joe King / Jim Post / Bruce Ogrodowski
1952	63-62	6th	Bruce Ogrodowski
1953	60-63	4th	Barney Lutz	Lost in 1st round
1954	60-75	7th	Barney Lutz
1955	70-56	4th	Bill Krueger (minors)	Lost in 1st round
1956	64-61	4th	George Staller	Lost League Finals
1957	51-70	7th	Bill Capps / Barney Lutz
1958	39-86	8th	Barney Lutz (2-23) / Billy DeMars (37-63)
1959	69-55	2nd	Earl Weaver	Lost League Finals
1960	63-61	3rd	Lou Fitzgerald	Lost in 1st round
1961	74-54	2nd	Lou Fitzgerald	League Champs
1962	64-60	4th	Billy DeMars	Lost League Finals
1963	65-55	2nd	Cal Ripken, Sr.	17-13 3rd*
1964	80-37	1st	Cal Ripken, Sr.	19-10 1st*
1965	27-39	4th	Ray Rippelmeyer	none
1966	47-22	2nd	Cal Ripken, Sr.	none
1967	34-36	5th	Owen Friend	none
1968	26-44	6th	Bill Werle	none
1969	28-42	5th	Ken Rowe	none
1970	36-33	3rd	Ken Rowe	none
1971	35-36	2nd	Ken Rowe	none

* Baukol Playoffs based on last 30 days of the season

References

1. "Aberdeen Pheasants Baseball". Dacotah Prairie Museumn. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008.

External links

• Baseball Reference