Springfield Giants

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From 1957 through 1965, the Springfield Giants were the Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the New York/San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League. The team played at Pynchon Park in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Springfield Giants won three consecutive championships in 1959, 1960 (co-champs) and 1961 under manager Andy Gilbert, all leading the way to San Francisco's National League pennant in 1965.

Some Springfield Giants players with Major League experience include:

• Felipe Alou
• Matty Alou
• Tom Haller
• Bill Hands
• Jim Ray Hart
• Hal Lanier
• Frank Linzy
• Juan Marichal
• Manny Mota
• José Pagán
• Gerry Thomas

[edit] Sources

• Eastern League Baseball
• The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, ed., 1997 edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.