Norfolk Tars
The Norfolk Tars were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1906 to 1955. Based in
Sunbury Redlegs before a crowd of 851.[2] The 1952 Tars were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[3]
Year-by-year record
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| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 62-44 | 2nd | Win Clark | none |
| 1907 | 67-48 | 1st | Robert Pender | none League Champs |
| 1908 | 52-78 | 6th | Robert Pender | none |
| 1909 | 72-49 | 2nd | Robert Pender / Win Clark | none |
| 1910 | 58-56 | 3rd | Win Clark | none |
| 1911 | 67-54 | 2nd | Charles Babb | none |
| 1912 | 67-65 | 5th | Charles Shaffer | none |
| 1913 | 51-83 | 6th | Charles Shaffer / George Kircher / Ray Ryan | none |
| 1914 | 93-48 | 1st | William "Buck" Pressley | none League Champs |
| 1915 | 66-56 | 3rd | M.D. "Red" McMahon | none |
| 1916 | 38-77 | 5th | M.D. "Nelly" McMahon / William "Buck" Pressley | none |
| 1917 | 7-9 | 4th | Art Devlin | League disbanded May 15 |
| 1918 | 13-33 | 4th | Art Devlin | League ceased operations in June |
| 1921 | 74-64 | 5th | Jack Warhop | Lost League Finals |
| 1922 | 58-57 | 3rd | Win Clark | none |
| 1923 | 62-60 | 4th | Win Clark | none |
| 1924 | 69-66 | 4th | Win Clark | none |
| 1925 | 72-60 | 3rd | Dave Robertson | none |
| 1926 | 79-73 | 3rd | Dave Robertson | none |
| 1927 | 58-72 | 5th | Dave Robertson | none |
| 1928 | 26-13 | 1st | Zinn Beck | League disbanded June 3 |
| 1931 | 62-73 | 6th | Win Clark | none |
| 1932 | 31-45 | 7th | Win Clark / Harry Blake | League disbanded July 17 |
| 1934 | 89-49 | 1st | Bill Skiff | League Champs |
| 1935 | 67-70 | 4th | Bill Skiff | |
| 1936 | 93-50 | 1st | Johnny Neun | League Champs |
| 1937 | 83-53 | 2nd | Johnny Neun | League Champs |
| 1938 | 84-52 | 1st | Ray White | Lost in 1st round |
| 1939 | 66-71 | 6th | Ray White | |
| 1940 | 66-71 | 6th | Ray White / Phil Page | |
| 1941 | 71-68 | 4th | Eddie Sawyer | Lost in 1st round |
| 1942 | 57-79 | 7th | Buzz Boyle | |
| 1943 | 66-63 | 3rd | Tom "Shaky" Kain |
League Champs |
| 1944 | 72-68 | 3rd | Garland Braxton | Lost in 1st round |
| 1945 | 83-57 | 1st | Garland Braxton | Lost in 1st round |
| 1946 | 71-69 | 4th | Thomas Kain | Lost in 1st round |
| 1947 | 69-70 | 2nd | Buddy Hassett | Lost League Finals |
| 1948 | 65-75 | 5th | Earl Bolyard | |
| 1949 | 68-72 | 5th | Earl Bolyard / Frank Novosel | |
| 1950 | 58-82 | 5th | Frank Novosel | |
| 1951 | 81-58 | 1st | Mayo Smith | League Champs |
| 1952 | 96-36 | 1st | Mayo Smith | Lost in 1st round |
| 1953 | 81-51 | 1st | Mickey Owen | League Champs |
| 1954 | 87-53 | 1st | Skeeter Scalzi | Lost in 1st round |
| 1955 | 37-34 | -- | Al Evans / Alton Brown / Bill Herring | Team disbanded July 14 |
References
- ^ Digital Ballparks
- ISBN 9780738515007.
- ^ "Top 100 Teams". MiLB.com. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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