Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
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League | United League Baseball (2013–2014) |
Location | Harlingen, Texas |
Ballpark | Harlingen Field |
Founded | 1994 |
Disbanded | 2014 |
League championships | 2 (2000, 2014) |
Division championships | 1 (2007) |
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Colors | Black, white, grey |
Ownership | Reunion Sports Group |
Manager | Chris Paterson |
General Manager | Doug Robinson |
Media | Valley Morning Star |
Website | http://www.whitewingsbaseball.org/ |
The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings was a professional baseball team based in Harlingen, Texas, in the United States. The WhiteWings was a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. From the 1994 season to 2014, the WhiteWings played its home games at Harlingen Field.
History
Baseball in the region of the
In 2011 and 2012, the WhiteWings played in the North American League, where they made the playoffs twice. They returned to the ULB in 2013 and played two season, winning the championship in 2014, their final season. The team announced in 2015 that it was shutting down and would not a field a team for the upcoming season.[3]
Season-by-season record
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League | Manager | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Result | ||
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1976 | Gulf States League | Ted Uhlaender | 32 | 40 | .444 | ||
1994 | Texas-Louisiana League | Alan Ashby | 40 | 48 | .455 | ||
1995 | Texas-Louisiana League | Alan Ashby | 53 | 46 | .535 | ||
1996 | Texas-Louisiana League | John Pacella | 50 | 48 | .510 | Lost in 1st Round | |
1997 | Texas-Louisiana League | Mike Brumley | 39 | 53 | .424 | ||
1998 | Texas-Louisiana League | Eddie Dennis | 36 | 48 | .429 | ||
1999 | Texas-Louisiana League | Eddie Dennis | 45 | 38 | .542 | ||
2000 | Texas-Louisiana League | Eddie Dennis | 63 | 49 | .563 | Won Championship (Amarillo) 3–1 | |
2001 | Texas-Louisiana League | George Scott | 40 | 56 | .417 | ||
2002 | Central Baseball League | John Harris | 37 | 59 | .385 | ||
2003 | Central Baseball League | John Harris | 44 | 52 | .458 | ||
2006 | United League Baseball | Eddie Dennis | 38 | 52 | .422 | ||
2007 | United League Baseball | Eddie Dennis | 50 | 45 | .526 | Lost Finals (Alexandria) 4–0 | |
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2008 | United League Baseball | Al Gallagher | 20 | 62 | .244 | ||
2009 | United League Baseball | Eddie Dennis | 39 | 41 | .488 | ||
2010 | United League Baseball | Eddie Dennis | 47 | 45 | .511 | Lost Semifinals (Amarillo) 2–0 | |
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2011 | North American League | Eddie Dennis | 51 | 37 | .580 | Won Semifinals (San Angelo) 4–0 Lost Finals (Edmonton) 4–1 | |
2012 | North American League | Eddie Dennis | 51 | 44 | .537 | Lost Semifinals (Edinburg) 2–0 | |
2013 | United League Baseball | Chris Paterson | 32 | 43 | .427 | ||
2014 | United League Baseball | Chris Paterson | 50 | 27 | .649 | Won Finals (Fort Worth) 3–0 |
All-Stars
Players
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
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2000
2001
2002
2003 2006
2007
2008
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Past managers
- Alan Ashby (1994–1995)
- John Pacella (1996)
- Mike Brumley (1997)
- George Scott (2001)[4]
- "Dirty" Al Gallagher (2008)
- Eduardo "Eddie" Dennis (1998–2000, 2006–07, 2009 – 2010)
References
- ^ "Play Ball, Y'all". April 2000.
- ^ "It's the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (again)". 13 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Flown the coop: Harlingen's WhiteWings cease operations". valleymoringstar.com. February 9, 2015.
- ^ "2001 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Statistics".