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The Portsmouth A's were a minor league baseball team based in Portsmouth, Ohio. From 1948 to 1950, the A's played as exclusively as members of the Class D level Ohio-Indiana League and were a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics. The Portsmouth A's hosted minor league home games at Riverside Park, known today as Branch Rickey ...
The Youngstown Athletics, or Youngstown A's, was the final name of a baseball team in the Mid-Atlantic League that was based in Youngstown, Ohio, between 1939 and 1941 and 1946 and 1951. Youngstown Browns: 1939–1941
In 1948, the Ohio State League expanded beyond the state of Ohio and changed names to become the Class D level Ohio–Indiana League.The Muncie Reds were the new Indiana based franchise, joined in league play the Marion Cubs, Newark Yankees, Portsmouth A's, Richmond Roses, Springfield Giants and Zanesville Dodgers teams in beginning league play on May 2, 1948.
Negro league baseball teams in Ohio (1 C, 24 P) T. Toledo Mud Hens (2 C, 4 P) ... Portsmouth A's; Portsmouth Cobblers; S. Sandusky Sailors; Springfield Buckeyes;
The A's will play their final game in Oakland on Thursday, severing the MLB franchise's 57-year relationship with the city and concluding a bitter saga that resulted in the team's planned move to ...
Continuing Ohio–Indiana League play, the 1949 Newark Yankees had a regular season record of 65–72. The Yankees placed sixth and were managed by Jim McLeod. Newark finished 15.0 games behind the first place Portsmouth A's and did not qualify for the playoffs. The league playoffs were won by the Marion Red Sox. [26] [25] [1] [29] [30]
The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball’s most successful — and sad-sack — franchises. Now, legions of A’s fans view the team as the ...
The Zanesville Indians (a.k.a. Zanesville Dodgers, Zanesville Cubs and Zanesville Greys) were a Minor League Baseball Team located in Zanesville, Ohio. They played in the Ohio State League and Ohio–Indiana League from 1944 to 1950. The team had affiliation deals with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians.