Richmond Virginians
Richmond Virginians | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Triple-A (1954–1964) |
League | International League (1954–1964) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | New York Yankees (1956–1964) |
Team data | |
Ballpark | Parker Field |
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The Richmond Virginians was the name of a
History
The minor-league Virginians were the transplanted version of the International League edition of the Baltimore Orioles, who were uprooted from their Maryland home when the St. Louis Browns of Major League Baseball transferred there for the 1954 season. (The 1954 transfer was the second time the Orioles had moved to the Virginia capital. The Orioles played there during 1915–1917 when the Federal League, the outlaw "third major league", chased them temporarily from Baltimore.)
The Virginians were unaffiliated with a major league
At one point, the Virginians were the only minor league affiliate of the Yankees allowed to keep their nickname instead of adopting the Yankees name. For instance, the Columbus Confederate Yankees, based in Columbus, Georgia, were forced to adopt the "Yankees" name, but made use of the Confederate flag on its uniforms.[2]
After the 1964 season, the Virginians were transferred to Toledo, Ohio, and were renamed as the Toledo Mud Hens.
Richmond was without baseball in 1965, but gained its longtime IL franchise, the
References
Further reading
- Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 1997 edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America.