Portland Pilots (baseball team)
The Portland Pilots were a Class-B minor league baseball team in Portland, Maine out of the New England League. Created in 1946 as the Portland Gulls, the Pilots lasted until 1949, when the New England League collapsed. The Pilots were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1948-49. The team played Portland Stadium.[1]
- For the NCAA Portland Pilots, see Portland Pilots.
Until the Portland Sea Dogs expanded into the minor league Eastern League as the Florida Marlins' AA affiliate, the Pilots were the last professional baseball team in Portland.
Notable people
- Del Bissonette managed the squad from 1947–48
- Skeeter Newsome managed the 1949 squad
References
- "Flashback: Fitzpatrick Stadium". Press Herald. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- History Portland Sea Dogs
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