Portland Pilots (baseball team)

For the NCAA Portland Pilots, see Portland Pilots.

The Portland Pilots were a Class-B minor league baseball team in Portland, Maine out of the New England League. Created in 1946 as the Portland Gulls, the Pilots lasted until 1949, when the New England League collapsed. The Pilots were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1948-49.

Until the Portland Sea Dogs expanded into the minor league Eastern League as the Florida Marlins' AA affiliate, the Pilots were the last professional baseball team in Portland.

Year by year record

1946: 20-99-1

1947: 45-80

1948: 78-47

1949: 66-57 (league champions)^[1]

Notable people

Del Bissonette managed the squad from 1947–48
Skeeter Newsome managed the 1949 squad

References

↑ History Portland Sea Dogs

The City of Portland, Maine

General	Buildings Climate Government History Mayors Media Notable people Transportation

Geography	Bramhall Hill Cliff Island Cow Island Cushing Island Fore River Fore River Sanctuary Great Diamond Island Jewell Island Little Diamond Island Mackworth Island Munjoy Hill Peaks Island

Neighborhoods	Historic Deering Current Arts District Back Cove East Bayside (includes Kennedy Park) Deering Center Munjoy Hill Old Port Portland Financial District West End

Bridges, Streets and Squares	Casco Bay Bridge Commercial Street Congress Street Eastern Promenade Exchange Street Franklin Street Longfellow Square Martin's Point Bridge Monument Square Tukey's Bridge Veterans' Memorial Bridge Western Promenade

Sports teams	Current Maine Red Claws Portland Phoenix Portland Pirates Portland Sea Dogs Maine Roller Derby Former Maine Mariners Portland Blue Sox Portland Pilots Portland Wave

Metropolitan area	Greater Portland

Education	University of Southern Maine Maine College of Art Salt Institute University of New England Portland, Maine schools Casco Bay HS Catherine McAuley HS Cheverus HS Deering HS Grace Baptist School Portland HS Waynflete School