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The Columbus Jets were a Minor League baseball team that played in Columbus, Ohio, from 1955 to 1970. The team moved from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada where they were known as the Ottawa Athletics. The Jets were a member of the Triple-A International League.
The Jets' name came from Columbus' role in manufacturing aircraft by North American Aviation for World War II.Worth, Richard. Baseball Team Names: A Worldwide Directory 1869-2011. McFarland, 2013, page 82.Barrett, Richard E. Columbus 1910-1970. Arcadia, page 83
They were the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Athletics (1955–56) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1957–70). The Jets played their home games at Cooper Stadium.
In 1971 the franchise moved to Charleston, West Virginia, and became the Charleston Charlies, leaving Columbus without organized baseball for the first time since 1894. In 1977 the Columbus Clippers returned baseball to Ohio's capital.
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| Lost to Montreal Royals in first round |
| Lost to Havana in first round |
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| Lost to Rochester in first round |
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| Lost to Toronto in finals |
| Lost to Toronto in first round |
| Lost to Toledo in finals |
| Lost to Jacksonville in finals |
| Lost to Syracuse Chiefs in finals |
| Lost to Syracuse in finals |
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