Bristol Pirates

Bristol Pirates
Founded in 1969
Bristol, Virginia
Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
Current Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League Appalachian League
Division West
Major league affiliations
Current Pittsburgh Pirates (2014-present)
Previous Chicago White Sox (1995-2013)
Detroit Tigers (1969-1994)
Minor league titles
League titles 6 (1972, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1998, 2002)
Division titles 3 (1985 North, 1998 West, 2002 South)
Team data
Nickname Bristol Pirates (2014-present)
Previous names
 Bristol White Sox (1995-2013)
Bristol Tigers (1969-1994)
Bristol Scooter Doggies (alternate name)
Ballpark Boyce Cox Field at DeVault Memorial Stadium
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Pittsburgh Pirates
Bristol Baseball, Incorporated
Manager Edgar Varela
General manager Mahlon Luttrell

The Bristol Pirates are a minor league baseball team in Bristol, Virginia, USA. They are a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. As of October 16, 2013, they are owned by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]

The team plays home games at DeVault Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1969, Devault Memorial Stadium seats 2,000 fans. The team was previously affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, and a previous manager was the current Tigers manager, Jim Leyland. They were a farm team of the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 2013 as the Bristol White Sox.

The team is operated by a non-profit organization, Bristol Baseball, Incorporated (BBI). BBI has no full-time paid staff, instead relying on a volunteer board and General Manager to keep and promote professional baseball in Bristol.

Roster

Bristol Pirates roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 25 Jess Amedee
  •  5 Omar Basulto
  • 41 Palmer Betts
  • 45 Christopher De Leon
  • 51 Mervin Del Rosario
  • 43 Hector Garcia
  • 46 Adrian Grullon
  • 17 Marek Minarik
  • 18 Luis Paula
  • 47 Cesilio Pimentel
  • 22 Oderman Rocha
  • 27 Billy Roth
  • 24 Dan Urbina

Catchers

  • 23 Daniel Arribas
  • 39 Chris Harvey
  • 54 Tomas Morales

Infielders

  •  7 Trae Arbet
  • -- Ulises Montilla
  • 38 Edgardo Munoz
  •  3 Carlos Ozuna
  • 14 Jose Salazar

Outfielders

  • 34 Nick Buckner
  • 13 Edgar Figueroa
  • 12 Enyel Vallejo

Manager

  •  6 Edgar Varela

Coaches


7-day disabled list
* On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated April 22, 2015
Transactions
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Season-by-season record

Bristol Tigers (Appalachian League)
Year
Record Win % Finish* Manager Playoffs
1969 34-34 .500 3rd South Bill Lajoie none
1970 26-31 .464 5th AL Al Lakeman none
1971 31-35 .470 3rd South Jim Leyland none
1972 40-28 .588 1st AL Joe Lewis League Champs
No playoffs
1973 24-45 .348 7th AL Joe Lewis none
1974 52-17 .754 1st North Joe Lewis League Champs
No playoffs
1975 37-31 .544 3rd South Joe Lewis none
1976 35-32 .522 2nd South Joe Lewis none
1977 43-26 .614 2nd AL Joe Lewis League Champs
No playoffs
1978 35-34 .507 3rd AL Joe Lewis none
1979 19-50 .275 6th AL Joe Lewis none
1980 36-33 .522 2nd AL Tom Kotchman none
1981 29-41 .414 5th AL Joe Lewis none
1982 28-36 .438 3rd South Boots Day none
1983 34-38 .472 3rd AL Boots Day none
1984 37-33 .529 2nd South Hal Dyer none
1985 44-25 .638 1st AL Tom Burgess League Champs
No playoffs
1986 35-34 .507 3rd South Tom Gamboa
1987 20-49 .290 4th South Rick Magnante
1988 46-27 .630 2nd South Rick Magnante Lost 1 game playoff
1989 28-39 .418 5th South Rubén Amaro, Sr.
1990 22-46 .324 10th AL Ken Cunningham
1991 22-44 .333 5th South Juan Lopez
1992 33-35 .485 3rd South Mark Wagner
1993 28-39 .418 4th South Ruben Amaro, Sr.
1994 27-36 .429 4th South Kevin Bradshaw
Bristol White Sox (Appalachian League)
1995 28-39 .418 4th South Chris Cron
1996 17-51 .450 4th South Nick Capra
1997 30-38 .441 4th West Nick Capra
1998 42-24 .636 1st West Nick Capra League Champs
1999 45-24 .652 2nd West Gary Pellant
2000 34-33 .507 4th South R.J. Reynolds
2001 38-26 .594 2nd South John Orton
2002 43-25 .632 1st South Nick Leyva League Champs
2003 33-33 .500 6th AL Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2004 27-38 .415 5th West Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2005 30-36 .455 2nd West Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2006 22-42 .344 5th West Nick Leyva
2007 25-43 .368 4th West Bobby Thigpen
2008 34-30 .531 3rd West Bobby Thigpen
2009 27-39 .409 4th West Ryan Newman
2010 32-36 .471 3rd West Ryan Newman
2011 24-44 .353 5th West Pete Rose Jr.
2012 19-46 .292 5th West Pete Rose Jr.
2013 20-45 .308 5th West Mike Gellinger
Bristol Pirates (Appalachian League)
2014 22-46 .324 5th West Edgar Varela

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Benjamin (October 16, 2013). "Pirates return to Bristol, Appy League". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

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