# Manchester Yankees > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manchester_Yankees > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manchester_Yankees.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Yankees > Source revision: 1346393661 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} The '''Manchester Yankees''' was the name of two distinct American [minor league baseball](/source/minor_league_baseball) franchises representing [Manchester, New Hampshire](/source/Manchester%2C_New_Hampshire), in the Class B [New England League](/source/New_England_League) (1948 through July 5, 1949) and the Double-A [Eastern League](/source/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)) (1969–71). Each franchise played at [Gill Stadium](/source/Gill_Stadium) and each was affiliated with [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball)'s [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees). ==History== The Manchester Yankees continued Manchester's long history of membership in the New England League that began in 1887. The Yankees were preceded in New England League play by the [Manchester Farmers](/source/Manchester_Farmers) (1887), [Manchester Maroons](/source/Manchester_Maroons) (1888), [Manchester Amoskeags](/source/Manchester_Amoskeags) (1891), Manchester (1892–1893), [Manchester Manchesters](/source/Manchester_Manchesters) (1899), Manchester (1901–1905), [Manchester Textiles](/source/Manchester_Textiles) (1906, 1914–1915) and [Manchester Blue Sox](/source/Manchester_Blue_Sox) (1926–1930). The [Manchester Indians](/source/Manchester_Indians) played in the 1934 [Northeastern League](/source/Northeastern_League). The New England League Manchester teams were preceded by the [Manchester Reds](/source/Manchester_Reds), who were the first minor league baseball team in Manchester, beginning play as members of the 1877 [New England Association](/source/New_England_Association).{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/sports/places/m-4150376|title=Manchester, New Hampshire sports teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} ==Postwar Class B team== When the New England League (NEL) was revived after [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Manchester was a charter member as an affiliate and namesake of the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)). The 1946–47 '''Manchester Giants''' each finished in third place during the regular season and qualified for the playoffs, but they were eliminated in the 1946 semi-finals by the [Lynn Red Sox](/source/Lynn_Red_Sox) and in the 1947 finals by the [Nashua Dodgers](/source/Nashua_Dodgers). The [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) then replaced the New York Giants as the team's affiliate for the 1948 season. However, the 1948 Manchester Yankees finished four games out of the playoffs and drew the third-smallest attendance in the league. The 1949 edition compiled a record of only 28–44, and dropped out of the league on July 5 — one of four franchises to fold during the NEL's final season.Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd ed.'' Durham, North Carolina: [Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America), 2007, pp. 402, 410, 419, 429 ===Notable alumni (Manchester Giants)=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[George Bamberger](/source/George_Bamberger) *[Bob Cain](/source/Bob_Cain) *[Charlie Fox](/source/Charlie_Fox_(baseball)) *[Alex Konikowski](/source/Alex_Konikowski) *[Johnny Pramesa](/source/Johnny_Pramesa) *[Sal Yvars](/source/Sal_Yvars) {{div col end}} ===Notable alumni (Manchester Yankees)=== *[Clint Courtney](/source/Clint_Courtney) *[Hank Foiles](/source/Hank_Foiles) {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Record !! Finish
Full Season !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason |- align=center | [1946](/source/1946_in_baseball) || 75–45 || Third || n/a || [Hal Gruber](/source/Hal_Gruber) || Lost to Lynn in semifinals |- align=center | [1947](/source/1947_in_baseball) || 74–50 || Third || 48,877 || [Hal Gruber](/source/Hal_Gruber) || Lost to Nashua in finals |- align=center | [1948](/source/1948_in_baseball) || 58–68 || Fifth || 50,664 || [Tom Padden](/source/Tom_Padden) || |- align=center | [1949](/source/1949_in_baseball) || 28–44 || DNF || 30,391|| [Wally Berger](/source/Wally_Berger) || Disbanded, July 5 |} ==Double-A franchise== After the 1968 season, [Boston](/source/Boston) businessman [John Alevizos](/source/John_Alevizos) acquired the Yankees' Eastern League affiliate, the [Binghamton Triplets](/source/Binghamton_Triplets), and moved it to Gill Stadium as the Manchester Yankees. In 1969, the franchise led the league in attendance, drawing over 91,000 fans despite finishing in next-to-last place. The 1970 team again finished next to last but plunged to the bottom of the league in attendance. The final, 1971 edition of the Manchester Yankees finished last in its division, and reached a new low in attendance, with just less than 29,000 fans passing through the turnstiles. The team then relocated to [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut) under new ownership as the [West Haven Yankees](/source/West_Haven_Yankees) — winning an Eastern League championship in its maiden season.Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd ed.'' Durham, North Carolina: [Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America), 2007, pp. 546, 550, 554, 558 Manchester did not receive another Eastern League franchise until 2004, when the [New Haven Ravens](/source/New_Haven_Ravens) transferred to Gill Stadium as the [New Hampshire Fisher Cats](/source/New_Hampshire_Fisher_Cats). ===Notable alumni=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[Ron Blomberg](/source/Ron_Blomberg) *[Tom Buskey](/source/Tom_Buskey) *[Mario Guerrero](/source/Mario_Guerrero) *[Doc Medich](/source/Doc_Medich) *[Gerry Pirtle](/source/Gerry_Pirtle) *[Charlie Sands](/source/Charlie_Sands_(baseball)) *[Rusty Torres](/source/Rusty_Torres) {{div col end}} {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Record !! Finish
Full Season !! Attendance !! Manager !! Postseason |- align=center | [1969](/source/1969_in_baseball) || 64–75 || Fifth || 91,165 || [Jerry Walker](/source/Jerry_Walker) || |- align=center | [1970](/source/1970_in_baseball) || 66–73 || Fifth || 36,928 || [Gene Hassell](/source/Gene_Hassell) || |- align=center | [1971](/source/1971_in_baseball) || 61–75 || Fourth
(American Div.) || 28,981 || [Mickey Vernon](/source/Mickey_Vernon) || |} ==See also== *[Gill Stadium](/source/Gill_Stadium) *[New Hampshire Fisher Cats](/source/New_Hampshire_Fisher_Cats) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Manchester&state=NH&country=US Manchester, New Hampshire], [Baseball Reference](/source/Baseball_Reference) {{s-start}} {{succession box|title=[New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees)
Double-A affiliate|before=[Binghamton Triplets](/source/Binghamton_Triplets)|after=[West Haven Yankees](/source/West_Haven_Yankees)|years=1969–1971}} {{s-end}} Category:Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams Category:New York Yankees minor league affiliates Category:Professional baseball teams in New Hampshire Category:Sports in Manchester, New Hampshire Category:Baseball teams established in 1948 Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1949 Category:Baseball teams established in 1969 Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1971 Category:1948 establishments in New Hampshire Category:1949 disestablishments in New Hampshire Category:1969 establishments in New Hampshire Category:1971 disestablishments in New Hampshire Category:Defunct baseball teams in New Hampshire Category:New England League teams Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1971 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Manchester Yankees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Yankees) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Yankees?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.