Pueblo Dodgers

 ( Defunct Minor League Baseball Teams ) 

The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.

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History An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.

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Ballparks The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex.

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Notable alumni Hall of Fame Alumni

• Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976
• Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000
• Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987

Notable Alumni

• George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Roger Craig (1954)
• Don Demeter (1955)
• Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader
• Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star
• Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Bob Lillis (1951)
• Turk Lown (1947)
• John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player
• Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player

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External links

• Baseball Reference
• Western League team chart

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