Vandergrift Pioneers

Vandergrift Pioneers
19471950
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
Class-level
Previous Class C
Minor league affiliations
League Middle Atlantic League
Major league affiliations
Previous Philadelphia Phillies
Minor league titles
League titles 1 (1947)
Team data
Previous parks
Davis Field

The Vandergrift Pioneers were a minor league baseball team based in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania from 1947 until 1950. The team played in the Middle Atlantic League and won the league title in 1947. The club was also a class-C affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies throughout its existence. The Pioneers formally disbanded on July 20, 1950.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1947 76-46 1st Floyd Patterson League Champs
defeated Erie Sailors 3 games to 0
defeated Butler Yankees 4 games to 0
1948 86-39 1st Floyd Patterson & Lew Krausse Lost League Finals
defeated Uniontown Coal Barons 3 games to 1
lost to Erie Sailors 4 games to 1
1949 63-72 6th George Savino
1950 31-41 -- Don Hasenmayer Team disbanded July 20