Kokomo Dodgers
| Kokomo Dodgers | |
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| League | Midwest League (1956–1961) |
Previous leagues | Mississippi–Ohio Valley League (1955) |
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Previous parks | Highland Park Stadium (1955–1961) |
The Kokomo Dodgers were a
New York Giants, the 1956 "Dodgers" became charter members of the Midwest League, as the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League, as the changed Mississippi–Ohio Valley League names following the 1955 season. The Dodgers were an affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1956 to 1961. The Kokomo teams hosted minor league home games at Highland Park Stadium
.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda
played for the 1955 Kokomo Giants.
History
In 1955, Kokomo replaced the
Former Dodger Pete Reiser was the team's manager during the 1956 and 1957 seasons.[6][7] The team won the Midwest League pennant in 1957, but lost in the playoffs.[8][9][10]
The Ballpark
The team played at Highland Park Stadium.[10]
Notable alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
- Orlando Cepeda (1955) Inducted, 1999
Notable alumni
- Mike Brumley (1957)
- Tommy Davis (1957) 3x MLB All–Star; 2× NL Batting Champion (1962, 1963); 1962 NL RBI Leader
- Tim Harkness (1957)
- Clarence Jones (1961)
- Bill Kelso (1961)
- Don Miles (1956)
- Rod Miller (1959)
- Ed Palmquist (1956)
- Pete Reiser (1956–1957, MGR) 3x MLB All–Star; 1941 NL Batting Champion; 2× NL Stolen Base Leader (1942, 1946)
- Nate Smith (1956)
- Hector Valle(1960)
See also
References
- ^ "1955 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1954 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1956 Midwest League".
- ^ "1955 Kokomo Giants Statistics".
- ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ^ (27 October 1981). Reckless Reiser Dead at 62, Windsor Star, Retrieved December 10, 2010 ("for two years managed the Kokomo Dodgers in the Class D Midwest League")
- Milwaukee Journal, Retrieved December 10, 2010
- ^ Cox, Don (29 November 1957). Sports salutes, The Gadsden Times, Retrieved December 10, 2010
- ^ Cox, Don. (15 March 1958). Sports salutes, The Gadsden Times, Retrieved December 10, 2010
- ^ a b Boyle, Robert H. (2 September 1957). Pete In The Bush, Sports Illustrated, Retrieved December 10, 2010 (detailed article profiling Reiser at Kokomo)