This Date in PONY (New York-Penn) League History: January 8, 1947

Jack Tighe will return as the Batavia Clippers manager for the 1947 season. (Note: Tighe went on to manage the Detroit Tigers in 1957 and '58.)

Source: The Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) via Newspapers.com

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