Springfield Giants
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Template:Use mdy dates From 1957 through 1965, the Springfield Giants were the Single-A and Double-A baseball team affiliate of the New York/San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League. The team played at Pynchon Park in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Springfield Giants won three consecutive championships in 1959, 1960 (co-champs) and 1961 under manager Andy Gilbert, all leading the way to San Francisco's National League pennant in 1962.
Springfield Giants players with major-league experience include:
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Sources
- Eastern League Baseball
- The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, ed., 1997 edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.
Categories:
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- 1957 establishments in Massachusetts
- 1965 disestablishments in Massachusetts
- Baseball teams established in 1957
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1965
- Defunct baseball teams in Massachusetts
- Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams
- New York Giants minor league affiliates
- Professional baseball teams in Massachusetts
- San Francisco Giants minor league affiliates
- Baseball teams in Springfield, Massachusetts