The Cleveland Indians renewed their working agreement with the Batavia Clippers.
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Gajkowski pitched in 9 games for the Seattle Mariners in 1998 (0-0, 7.27 ERA).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Brubaker spent 14 seasons in the minor leagues, playing in the Milwaukee
Braves, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers
organizations.
He played in a total of two major league games for the 1967 Dodgers (1.1 IP) and 1970 Brewers (2 IP).
Source: Baseball Reference
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The PONY League will operate the same six teams during the 1940 season (Batavia, NY; Bradford, PA; Hamilton, Ontario; Jamestown, NY; Niagara Falls, NY; Olean, NY).
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Source: Baseball Reference
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Miller played in the majors during 16 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952-56), Philadelphia Phillies (1956), New York Giants (1957), San Francisco Giants (1958-1962), Baltimor Orioles (1963-67), and Atlanta Braves (1968) . He pitched in both All-Star games in 1961.
He died on January 4, 2015, at the age of 87.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Jamestown Falcons' manager Moe Mulleavy has been named manager of the Buffalo Bisons of the International League.
Note: Mulleavy would later return to the PONY League as manager of Lockport (1944-45) and Olean (1946-47.
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He played in the major leagues during 19 seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics (1947-49), Chicago White Sox (1950-63), and Houston Colt 45's/Astros (1964-65). Fox was on 15 All-Star teams and played in the 1959 World Series. In 1959, he was the American League Most Valuable Player.
Fox died of cancer on December 1, 1975 at the age of 47.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Taveras played in the major leagues during 11 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971-72, '74-'79), New York Mets (1979-81) and Montreal Expos (1982).
His son, Frank Taveras, Jr. played in the minor leagues.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Casanova played 10 seasons in the majors for the Washington Senators (1965-71) and Atlanta Braves(1972-74).
He died on August 12, 2017, at the age of 75.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Bradford community organizes fan-owned team in Bradford for 1953 season.
(Note: Bradford fielded a team in 1953 affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies)
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He played in the majors during 12 seasons for the Washington Senators (1959-60, '69), Minnesota Twins (1961-67), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), Cleveland Indians (1969), and Atlanta Braves (1971). Versalles played in two All-Star games (1963 & 1965) and the 1965 World Series. He was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1965.
Versalles died on June 9, 1995 in Bloomington, Minnesota at the age of 55.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Sheldon pitched in the major leagues during 5 seasons with the New York Yankees (1961-62, '64-'65), Kansas City Athletics (1965-66) and Boston Red Sox (1966).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Leyland managed in the major leagues for 22 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-96), Florida Marlins (1997-98), Colorado Rockies (1999) and Detroit Tigers (2006-13).
Source: Baseball Reference
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May played in the major leagues during 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1964-70), Kansas City Royals (1971-73) and New York Mets (1973).
He died on June 30, 1996, at the age of 52.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Florida newpaper writers Bob Fowler and Greg Larson have purchased the Utica Blue Sox for $70,000.
Source: The Miami Herald via Newspapers.com
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John Fitzpatrick will return as manager of the Olean Oilers for the 1945 season.
(Note: Olean finished in last place (40-86) in the PONY League during the 1945 season. Fitzpatrick played in 53 games for the Oilers (0 HR, 16 RBI, .272/.355/.280).
Source: Bradford Evening Star & Daily Record via Newspapers.com and Baseball Reference
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McNamara indicated that Hamilton, Ontario, Bradford, Pennsylvania and Warren, Pennsylvania are all interested in fielding a team.
(Note: Elmira moved to the Eastern League, however, none of the three interested cities were added. The New York-Penn League dropped to six teams in 1962 with the loss of teams in Elmira and Hornell.)
Source: Elmira Star-Gazette via Newspapers.com
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Lockport names Army veteran Jim Moody manager for 1946 season.
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He pitched in the major leagues during 11 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1965-68), Cincinnati Reds (1969-72) and Texas Rangers (1973-75). He pitched in the 1970 All-Star game and one game of the 1970 World Series.
Source: Baseball Reference
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The Erie SeaWolves will be leaving the New York-Penn League after being named by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues as an expansion team in the Double A Eastern League.
(Note: Erie did not move to the Eastern League until the 1999 season. Springfield never returned to the Eastern League)
Source: Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin via Newspapers.com
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It is rumored that Jake Pitler will return for another season as the Olean Oilers manager in 1942.
(Note: Pitler managed the Olean Oilers during 5 seasons (1939-43). He later coached for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1957.)
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League directors postponed approval of 1945 schedule until January meeting.
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The PONY League will operate with the same 6 teams in 1940.
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Happy 78th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Dick Billings. He played for the 1965 Geneva Senators.
Billings played in the majors for 8 seasons with the Washington Senators (1968-71), Texas Rangers (1972-74) and St. Louis Cardinals (1974-75).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Hornell, New York's fund raising campaign to bring a PONY League team to the city is coming to an end.
Note: Hornell was awarded a PONY League franchise for the 1942 and fielded a team in the PONY/New York-Penn League through the 1957 season.
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He played in the majors for 11 seasons with the New York/San Franciso Giants (1957-60), Chicago Cubs (1961-64), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965-67).
Rodgers died on December 13, 2004 at the age of 70.
Source: Baseball Reference
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The New York-Penn League will play a 70 game season in 1976. League president Vincent McNamara announced that league play will begin on June 22 and end on August 31.
Source: The Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania) via Newspapers.com
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A move by league president Vincent M. McNamara to drop the Oneonta, New York team from the league is unsuccessful.
Source: The Oneonta Star via Newspapers.com)
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The Cincinnati Reds announce they are ending their working agreement with the Geneva, New York team of the New York-Penn League for the 1963 season.
(Note: Geneva, New York had a team affiliated with Washington Senators for the 1963.)
Source: The Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, New York via Newspapers.com)
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Goldy played in a total 29 games for the Detroit Tigers during the 1962 and '63 seasons.
He on died September 21, 2009, at age of 71.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Vince McNamara was re-elected to his ninth, two-year term as president of the New York-Penn League.
Source: Wellsville (New York) Daily Reporter via Newspapers.com
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He played 8 seasons in the majors with the Minnesota Twins (1965-69), Cleveland Indians (1970-71), and Cincinnati Reds (1972). After he retired as a player, Uhlaender managed in the minors in 1976. He worked for the New York Yankees from 1986 to 1996 as a minor league coach and scout, and later worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians.
Uhlaender died on February 9, 2009, at the age of 69.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Micelotta played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1954 and '55 seasons, appearing in a total of 17 games.
Source: Baseball Reference
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The Jamestown, New York franchise of the PONY (New York-Penn) League is sold.
Source: Elmira Star-Gazette via Newspapers.com
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Batavia and Jamestown, New York sign agreements and will return to the New York-Penn League for the 1961 season.
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Krsnich played for the Milwaukee Braves during two seasons (1960, '62), appearing in a total of 11 major league games. He finished his baseball career playing in Japan (1964-66, '67).
He died on April 30, 2011, at the age of 79.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Happy 78th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Jim Rooker.
Rooker played in the New York-Penn League for the 1962 Jamestown Tigers.
He played in the majors during 13 seasons with the Detroit Tigers
(1968), Kansas City Royals (1969-72), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1973-80).
He pitched in two games during the 1979 World Series.
After his playing days, he was a broadcaster for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1981 to 1993.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Jerry Zimmerman was born on this date in 1934. He played for the 1954 Corning Red Sox (113 games, 7 HR, .302 BA).
He played in the majors during 8 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1961) and Minnesota Twins (1962-68). He was one of the original coaches for the Montreal Expos (1969-75) and coached for the Minnesota Twins from 1976 to 1980.
Zimmerman died on September 9, 1998, at the age of 63.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Former PONY/New York-Penn League prospect and manager Andy Seminick was born on this date in 1920 in Pierce, West Virginia.
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Seminick played in the PONY (Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York) in 1940 with
the London Pirates. He went on to play 15 seasons in the majors with
the Philadelphia Phillies (1943-51, '55-'57) and Cincinnati Reds
(1952-55). Seminick played in the 1949 All-Star game and the 1950 World
Series.
After his playing days, Seminick managed for 11 seasons in the minor
leagues, including one season in the the New York-Penn League with the
Elmira Pioneers (1959).
He died on February 22, 2004 at the age of 83. Read a complete bio at
the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) website at this link.
Sources: Baseball Reference and SABR
(Note: Originally published on September 12, 2019)
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The Geneva Redlegs win the Governor's Cup defeating the Wellsville Braves.
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Thompson played in the majors during four seasons with the Washington Senators (1971), St. Louis Cardinals (1973-74) and Atlanta Braves (1974-75).
(Note: Despite the Rangers card, he never pitched for Texas).
Source: Baseball Reference
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He played in the Boston Braves in 1945.
Shupe died on April 5, 1962 at the age of 40.
Source: Baseball Reference
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Happy 67th birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Mike Paxton. He pitched for the 1975 Elmira Pioneers, appearing in 5 games (5-0, 0.63 ERA).
Paxton played in the major leagues during 4 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Cleveland Indians (1978-80).
Source: Baseball Reference
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Boyer pitched in the majors during 5 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (1949-52, '55) and finished his career with a record of 20-23 and an ERA of 4.73.
He is the older brother of former major leaguers Ken and Clete Boyer and minor leaguers Wayne, Lynn, Len, and Ron.
Source: Baseball Reference
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PONY League playoff teams to attend meeting in Buffalo.
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Wilkins played for the majors during three seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1989-90) and Houston Astros (1991).
Source: Baseball Reference
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