Glens Falls Tigers

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Glens Falls Tigers
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Minor league affiliations
Class Double-A
League Eastern League
DivisionNorth (1980–1982)
Major league affiliations
Teams
Minor league titles
Division titles (1)1981
Team data
Previous names
Glens Falls White Sox (1980–1985)
Ballpark East Field Stadium

The Glens Falls Tigers (formerly the Glens Falls White Sox) were an American Minor League Baseball team from Glens Falls, New York, that played in the Eastern League from 1980 until 1988. [1] Their home ballpark was East Field Stadium. The team was founded in 1980 as the Glens Falls White Sox, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. [1] In 1986, the team affiliated with the Detroit Tigers and changed their name to Glens Falls Tigers to reflect the new affiliation. [1] After the 1988 season, the franchise moved to London, Ontario. and became the London Tigers in 1989. The franchise relocated to Trenton, New Jersey, as the Trenton Thunder in 1994. In 2021, the organization became members of the collegiate summer baseball MLB Draft League.

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Season-by-season results

Glens Falls White Sox
SeasonAffiliationManagerRecord
1980 White Sox Mike Pazik 63–74, 4th place North
1981White Sox Jim Mahoney 83–52, 1st place North
1982White Sox Jim Maloney 77-63, 2nd place North
1983White Sox Adrian Garrett 53–83, 8th place league
1984White Sox John Boles 75–63, 2nd place league
1985White Sox Steve Dillard 68–71, 5th place league
Glens Falls Tigers
SeasonAffiliationManagerRecord
1986 Tigers Bob Schaefer 67–71, 4th place league
1987Tigers Tom Burgess, Paul Felix, & Tom Gamboa 58–79, 8th place league
1988Tigers John Wockenfuss 80–57, 1st place league

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Glens Falls, New York Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.