Pawtucket Indians

{{Short description|American minor league baseball team}} {{about|the defunct minor league baseball team|the tribe|Pennacook}} {{one source|date=November 2025}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{infobox baseball team |name=Pawtucket Indians |league=MiLB |location=Pawtucket, Rhode Island |affiliations=Cleveland Indians |ballpark=McCoy Stadium |founded=1966 |former_names=Reading Indians |folded=1967 |record=67–71 |manager=Red Davis |division=Eastern League }}

The '''Pawtucket Indians''' were a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. Located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the Pawtucket Indians existed from 1966 to 1967, playing in the Eastern League. They came into existence after 1965, when the Reading Indians moved to Pawtucket. They played their home games at McCoy Stadium. Despite compiling losing records in each of its two years of existence, the Indians drew 74,500 fans in 1966 and almost 61,500 in 1967, each time finishing second in attendance in the Eastern League.

==Notable alumni== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *Ted Ford *Fran Healy *Mike Hedlund *Tom Kelley *Eddie Leon *Dave Nelson *Richie Scheinblum *Oscar Zamora<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-indians-send-oscar-z/185365390/|title=Indians Send Oscar Zamora To Portland|work=The Berkshire Eagle|date=July 9, 1966|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> {{div col end}}

==Year-by-year record== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs |- align=center | 1966 || 68–71 || 2nd (t) || Clay Bryant || none |- align=center | 1967 || 67–71 || 7th || Red Davis || |- align=center |}

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{{s-start}} {{succession box|title=Cleveland Indians <br>Double-A affiliate|years=1966–1967|before=Reading Indians|after=Waterbury Indians}} {{s-end}}

Category:Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates Category:Defunct Eastern League (1938–present) teams Category:Baseball teams established in 1966 Category:Professional baseball teams in Rhode Island Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1967 Category:1966 establishments in Rhode Island Category:1967 disestablishments in Rhode Island Category:Defunct baseball teams in Rhode Island Category:Baseball in Pawtucket, Rhode Island