Evansville Triplets

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Evansville Triplets 1970 – 1984 Evansville, Indiana
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Triple-A (1970-1984)
Minor League affiliations
American Association (1970-1984) Eastern Division
Major League affiliations
Detroit Tigers (1974-1984) Milwaukee Brewers (1971-1973) Minnesota Twins (1970)
Name
Evansville Triplets (1970-1984)
Ballpark
Bosse Field (1970-1984)
Minor League titles
League titles	1972, 1975, 1979
Division titles	1972, 1975, 1979, 1981

The Evansville Triplets were a minor league baseball team of the American Association from 1970-1984. In its last season, Evansville was the Triple-A farm team for the Detroit Tigers. In 1985, the Triplets were purchased by Larry Schmittou and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to become the Nashville Sounds. The Sounds inherited the history of the Double-A franchise that preceded it in Nashville, and the Triplets' legacy was retired.

[edit] Alumni from 1984 Championship Detroit Tigers

• Rod Allen
• Juan Berenguer
• Tom Brookens
• Marty Castillo
• Barbaro Garbey
• Kirk Gibson
• Howard Johnson
• Ruppert Jones
• Aurelio Lopez
• Dwight Lowry
• Jack Morris
• Lance Parrish
• Dan Petry
• Milt Wilcox
• Carl Willis

[edit] Other alumni

• Fernando Arroyo
• Rich Auerbach
• Doug Baker
• Bert Blyleven
• Mark Fidrych
• Mike Laga
• Gene Lamont
• Ron LeFlore
• Charlie Manuel
• John Wockenfuss

[edit] External links

• Evansville at The Baseball Cube