Newark Co-Pilots
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| Newark Co-Pilots | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Short-Season A |
| League | New York–Penn League |
| Major league affiliations | |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1 (1975) |
| Team data | |
Previous names |
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Previous parks | Colburn Park |
The Newark Co-Pilots were a minor league baseball team based in Newark, New York that played in the New York–Penn League from 1968 to 1979. They were affiliated with the Seattle Pilots from 1968 to 1969 and with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1970 to 1978. They were independent in 1979. Their home ballpark was Colburn Park.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
[edit]Hall of Fame alumni
[edit]- Robin Yount (1973) Inducted, 1999
Notable alumni
[edit]- Kevin Bass (1977) MLB All-Star
- Bill Castro (1971)
- Frank DiPino (1977)
- George Frazier (1976)
- Jim Gantner (1974) MLB All-Star
- Moose Haas (1974)
- Doug Jones (1978) 5 x MLB All-Star
- Tom Kelly (1968) 1991 AL Manager of the Year; Manager: 2 x World Series Champion Minnesota Twins (1987, 1991)
- Dave LaPoint (1977)
- Sixto Lezcano (1971)
- Charlie Moore (1971)
- Lary Sorensen (1976) MLB All-Star
- Earl Torgeson (1969)
Year-by-year record
[edit]| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1968 | 38-36 | 4th | Sibby Sisti | Lost in 1st round |
| 1969 | 42-34 | 3rd | Earl Torgeson | none |
| 1970 | 36-33 | 4th | Sandy Johnson | none |
| 1971 | 35-35 | 4th | Al Widmar | none |
| 1972 | 23-46 | 7th | Sandy Johnson | none |
| 1973 | 15-55 | 8th | Matt Galante | none |
| 1974 | 30-36 | 5th | John Felske | none |
| 1975 | 47-20 | 1st | Tony Roig | League Champs |
| 1976 | 46-24 | 2nd | Tony Roig | none |
| 1977 | 43-29 | 4th | Dennis Holmberg | |
| 1978 | 26-46 | 5th (Wrigley) | Ken Richardson | |
| 1979 | 32-39 | 4th (Wrigley) | Mal Fichman |
References
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