Great Falls Voyagers

Great Falls Voyagers
Founded in 1969
Great Falls, Montana

Team Logo

Cap Insignia
Class-level
  • Advanced Rookie (1948–1963, 1969–present)
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Great Falls Voyagers (2008–present)
  • Great Falls White Sox (2003–2007)
  • Great Falls Dodgers (1984–2002)
  • Great Falls Giants (1969–1983)
  • Great Falls Electrics (1948–1963)
Ballpark
Minor league titles
League titles 1951, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2008
Division titles 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
Owner(s)/Operated by: Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc.
Manager: Ryan Newman
General Manager: Vinney Purpura

The Great Falls Voyagers are a minor league baseball team based in Great Falls, Montana. This team has played continuously since 1969,[1] and also played in the Pioneer League from 1948 to 1963.

The "Voyagers" name refers to an event in the August 1950, when Nick Mariana, the general manager of the Great Falls Electrics, saw two spinning objects approaching at a seemingly high speed. Mariana recorded 16 seconds of footage of the unidentified flying objects at Legion Park (see the Mariana UFO incident).[2]

The Voyagers became an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox starting with the 2003 season. Previously the team was affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983–2003), and the San Francisco Giants (1969–83). The team plays its home games at Centene Stadium and is a member of the Pioneer League.

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Notable alumni

Current roster

Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 27 Stew Brase
  • 13 Jarrett Casey
  • 37 Chris Devenski
  • 12 Blake Drake
  • 17 Joe Dvorsky
  • 24 Austin Evans
  • 41 Pete Gehle
  •  9 Jon Gulbransen
  • 45 Jamaal Hollis
  • 35 Erik Johnson
  • 44 Stephen McCray
  • -- Kyle McMillen
  • 30 Brandon Parrent
  • 15 Sam Phippen
  • 22 Kevin Rath
  • 51 Salvador Sanchez
  • 28 Scott Snodgress
  • 19 Kevin Vance
  • 34 Blair Walters
  • 31 Cody Winiarski

Catchers

  • 20 Jimmy Jacquot
  • -- Martin Medina
  • 16 Sean O'Connell
  • 21 Kevan Smith

Infielders

  •  7 Joe De Pinto
  •  4 Andrew Douglas
  • 18 Kyle Eveland
  •  2 David Herbek
  • 10 Jeffer Patino
  • 38 Michael Schwartz

Outfielders

  • 11 Michael Earley
  • 25 Mark Haddow
  •  6 Qualon Millender
  •  1 Randall Thorpe

Manager

  •  5 Ryan Newman

Coaches

7-day disabled list
* On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated August 30, 2011
Transactions
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References

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