Auburn Doubledays

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Auburn Doubledays Founded in 1996 Auburn, New York
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Single-A (1996–present)
Minor League affiliations
New York-Penn League (1996–present) Pinckney Division
Major League affiliations
Toronto Blue Jays (2001–present) Houston Astros (1996–2000)
Name
Auburn Doubledays (1996–present)
Ballpark
Falcon Park (1996–present)
Minor League titles
League titles	2007
Division titles	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Owner(s)/Operated by:
Manager: Dennis Holmberg
General Manager: Carl Gutelius

The Auburn Doubledays are a minor league baseball team in Auburn, New York, USA. They are a Class A team in the New York - Penn League and have been a farm team of the Houston Astros (1996–2000) and the Toronto Blue Jays (2001 – Present). The Doubledays play home games at Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park. Falcon Park was opened in June of 1995, replacing the original Falcon Park which was built in 1927. Falcon Park seats 2,800 fans. In 2008, new blue box seats were installed. The team and its mascot are named after Abner Doubleday, the Civil War general credited with inventing the game of baseball. Abner wears number 96 in honor of the birth of the team in 1996.

In 1998 the Doubledays were Co-Champions of the NY Penn League with the Oneonta Tigers. After Central New York was hit with a torrential rain storm, fields at both parks were deemed unplayable. They won the NY Penn League again in 2007.

Brett Cecil pitched a gem and J.P. Arencibia blasted a monster home run to give the Doubledays a lead they would not relinquish as Auburn captured its first outright NYP Championship.¹

The Doubledays won the Pinckney Division title for six straight years in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. After losing in the first round of the playoffs for the first three years of their streak, they advanced to the New York - Penn League Championship series before being swept by the Staten Island Yankees. In 2003, the Doubledays led all of baseball in winning percentage (.757).

[edit] Players who played in Auburn

Catcher

• Rick Dempsey
• Ozzie Virgil
• Ramon Castro

• Joe Pepitone
• Ed Kranepool

1st Base

• Vito Chiaravalloti

2nd Base

• Ken Boswell
• Aaron Hill

3rd Base

• Morgan Ensberg

Shortstop

• Julio Lugo

Right Field

• Cleon Jones

Center Field

• Kenny Lofton

Left Field

• Luis Gonzalez
• Lonnie Smith
• Adam Lind

Starting Pitchers

• Johan Santana
• Jerry Koosman
• Mel Stottlemyre
• Shane Reynolds
• Roy Oswalt
• Rollie Sheldon

Bullpen

• Tug McGraw
• Billy Wagner
• Todd Jones
• Casey Janssen

[edit] Auburn Baseball Past Affiliation

• Auburn Yankees 1958-1961
• Auburn Mets 1962-1966
• Auburn Twins 1967-1971
• Auburn Phillies 1972-1977
• Auburn Sunsets 1978
• Auburn Red Stars 1979
• Auburn Americans 1980
• Auburn Astros 1982-1995

[edit] External links

• Auburn Doubledays' Official Site
• Auburn Doubledays on MiLB.com
• Photographs of Falcon Park, home of the Auburn Doubledays - Rochester Area Ballparks

¹ Auburn Doubledays' Official Site

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