Medford Rogues
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Medford Rogues 1948–1951 Medford, Oregon | |
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| League | Far West League |
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The Medford Nuggets / Medford Rougues were a professional Minor league baseball team based in Medford, Oregon.
Medford Nuggets
The Medford Nuggets formed part of the Far West League from 1948 through 1949. The team played their home games at Miles Field in Medford. They were a short-season single-A affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 but were unaffiliated in 1949. Some sources list the team as the Medford Dodgers in the 1948 season.
Season-by-season Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1948 | 66-56 | 2nd | Larry Shepard | Lost 1st round |
| 1949 | 39-84 | 6th | Dan Reagan | |
Major League Baseball alumni
- Glen Gorbous (1949)
- Larry Shepard (1948)
The team name was changed to the Medford Rogues the following season and played under that name from 1950 to 1951.
The Rogues were an affiliate of the New York Giants in 1950 and were unaffiliated in 1951. The team folded in 1951 when they were unable to find a new home field after the ballpark was destroyed in a mysterious fire.
The Medford franchise was known to have paved the way for future teams in the city like the Medford Giants, the Medford Dodgers and the Medford A's/Southern Oregon Timberjacks of the Northwest League.
The West Coast League, a collegiate summer baseball league, fielded a new franchise that began play in the summer of 2013 at Harry & David Field in Medford.[1]
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1950 | 69-70 | 4th | Tommy Nelson Wilfred Jonas | Lost 1st round |
| 1951 | 47-67 | 5th | Frank Lucchesi | |
Major League Baseball alumni
- Frank Lucchesi (1951)
- Tommy Nelson (1950)