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Line 1: The '''Manchester Yankees''' was the name of two distinct ~~[[United States\|~~American]] [[minor league baseball]] franchises representing [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], in the Class B [[New England League]] (1948 through July 5, 1949) and the Double-A [[Eastern League (~~baseball~~1938–2020)\|Eastern League]] (~~1969–1971~~1969–71). Each franchise played at [[Gill Stadium]] and each was affiliated with [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[New York Yankees]]. ==History== The Manchester Yankees continued Manchester's long history of membership in the New England League that began in 1887. The Yankees were preceded in New England League play by the [[Manchester Farmers]] (1887), [[Manchester Maroons]] (1888), [[Manchester Amoskeags]] (1891), Manchester (1892–1893), [[Manchester Manchesters]] (1899), Manchester (1901–1905), [[Manchester Textiles]] (1906, 1914–1915) and [[Manchester Blue Sox]] (1926–1930). The [[Manchester Indians]] played in the 1934 [[Northeastern League]]. The New England League Manchester teams were preceded by the [[Manchester Reds]], who were the first minor league baseball team in Manchester, beginning play as members of the 1877 [[New England Association]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4150376\|title=Manchester, New Hampshire sports teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref> ==Postwar Class B team== When the New England League (NEL) was revived after [[World War II]], Manchester was a charter member as an affiliate and namesake of the [[~~San~~New ~~Francisco~~York Giants (NL)\|New York Giants]]. The ~~1946–1947~~1946–47 '''Manchester Giants''' each finished in third place during the regular season and qualified for the playoffs, but they were eliminated in the 1946 semi-finals by the [[Lynn Red Sox]] and in the 1947 finals by the [[Nashua Dodgers]]. The [[New York Yankees]] then replaced the New York Giants as the team's ~~parent~~affiliate for the 1948 season. However, the 1948 Manchester Yankees finished four games out of the playoffs and drew the third-smallest attendance in the league. The 1949 edition compiled a record of only 28–44, and dropped out of the league on July ~~5th~~5 — one of four franchises to fold during the NEL's final season.<ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd ed.'' Durham, NCNorth Carolina: [[Baseball America]], 2007, pp. 402, 410, 419, 429</ref> ===Notable alumni (Manchester Giants)=== {{div col\|~~cols~~colwidth=230em}} [[George Bamberger]] [[Bob Cain]] [[Charlie Fox (baseball)\|Charlie Fox]] [[Alex Konikowski]] [[Johnny Pramesa]] Line 20 ⟶ 23: [[Hank Foiles]] {\| class="wikitable" ~~{\|border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"~~ ~~\|- style="background: #F2F2F2;"~~ ! Year !! Record !! Finish <br><small>Full Season</small> !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason \|- align=center \| [[1946 in baseball\|1946]] \|\| 75–45 \|\| Third \|\| n/a \|\| [[Hal Gruber]] \|\| Lost to Lynn in semifinals \|- align=center \| [[1947 in baseball\|1947]] \|\| 74–50 \|\| ~~Fifth~~Third \|\| 48,877 \|\| [[Hal Gruber]] \|\| Lost to Nashua in finals \|- align=center \| [[1948 in baseball\|1948]] \|\| ~~74–50~~58–68 \|\| Fifth \|\| 50,664 \|\| [[Tom Padden]] \|\| \|- align=center \| [[1949 in baseball\|1949]] \|\| 28–44 \|\| DNF \|\| 30,391\|\| [[Wally Berger]] \|\| Disbanded, July 5 Line 34 ⟶ 36: ==Double-A franchise== After the 1968 season, [[~~Boston, Massachusetts\|~~Boston]] businessman [[John Alevizos]] acquired the Yankees' Eastern League affiliate, the [[Binghamton Triplets]], and moved it to Gill Stadium as the Manchester Yankees. In 1969, the franchise led the league in attendance, drawing over 91,000 fans despite finishing in next-to-last place. The 1970 team again finished next to last but plunged to the bottom of the league in attendance. The final, 1971 edition of the Manchester Yankees finished last in its division, and reached a new low in attendance, with just less than 29,000 fans passing through the turnstiles. The team then relocated to [[Connecticut]] under new ownership as the [[West Haven Yankees]] — winning an Eastern League championship in its maiden season.<ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd ed.'' Durham, NCNorth Carolina: [[Baseball America]], 2007, pp. 546, 550, 554, 558</ref> Manchester did not receive another Eastern League franchise until 2004, when the [[New Haven Ravens]] transferred to Gill Stadium as the [[New Hampshire Fisher Cats]]. ===Notable alumni=== {{div col\|~~cols~~colwidth=230em}} [[Ron Blomberg]] [[Tom Buskey]] Line 45 ⟶ 47: [[Doc Medich]] [[Gerry Pirtle]] [[Charlie Sands (baseball)\|Charlie Sands]] [[Rusty Torres]] {{div col end}} {\| class="wikitable" ~~{\|border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"~~ ~~\|- style="background: #F2F2F2;"~~ ! Year !! Record !! Finish <br><small>Full Season</small> !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason \|- align=center Line 68 ⟶ 69: ==External links== *[~~http~~https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Manchester&state=NH&country=US Manchester, New Hampshire], [[Baseball Reference]]] {{s-start ~~box~~}} {{succession box\|title=[[New York Yankees]]<br>Double-A affiliate\|before=[[Binghamton Triplets]]\|after=[[West Haven Yankees]]\|years=1969–1971}} {{s-end ~~box~~}} [[Category:Defunct Eastern League ~~baseball~~(1938–present) teams]] [[Category:New York Yankees minor league affiliates]] [[Category:Professional baseball teams in New Hampshire]] [[Category:Sports in Manchester, New Hampshire]] [[Category:Baseball teams established in 1948]] [[Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1949]] [[Category:Baseball teams established in 1969]] [[Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1971]] [[Category:1948 establishments in New Hampshire]] [[Category:1949 disestablishments in New Hampshire]] [[Category:1969 establishments in New Hampshire]] [[Category:1971 disestablishments in New Hampshire]] [[Category:Defunct baseball teams in New Hampshire]] [[Category:New England League teams]] [[Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1971]]