Pueblo Dodgers

Minor league baseball team

1947–1958
Pueblo, Colorado

Minor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass ALeagueWestern LeagueMajor league affiliationsPrevious teams

Chicago Cubs (1958)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1957)

Minor league titlesLeague titles 2 (1947, 1949)Team data

Previous names

Pueblo Bruins (1958)
Pueblo Dodgers (1947–1957)

Previous parks

County Park/Runyon Field

The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.

History

An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.^[1]^[2]

Ballparks

The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notable alumni

Hall of Fame Alumni

Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976

Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000

Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987

Notable Alumni

George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star

Roger Craig (1954)

Don Demeter (1955)

Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star

Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader

Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star

Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star

Bob Lillis (1951)

Turk Lown (1947)

John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star

Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player

Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star

Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player

References

^ "1958 Western League". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "Pueblo, Colorado Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "History". Runyon Sports Complex "WALL of FAME".
^ "History | Runyon Field Sports Complex". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.