Artesia Dodgers

The Artesia Dodgers was the final nickname of the minor league baseball team based in Artesia, New Mexico. Artesia teams played from 1951-1955 and 1958-1961 as an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Artesia Dodgers
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class-D (1958-1961)
  • Class-C (1951-1955)
LeagueSophomore League (1958-1961)
Previous leagues
Longhorn League (1951-1955)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 1 (1954)
Team data
Previous names
  • Artesia Dodgers (1961)
  • Artesia Giants (1958-1960)
  • Artesia Numexers (1954-1955)
  • Artesia Drillers (1951-1953)
Previous parks
Brainard Park (1951-1955, 1958-1961)

History

The Artesia Drillers (1951-1953) and later the Artesia Numexers(1954-1955) first began play in Artesia as members of the Longhorn League from 1951-1955.[1]

They were later an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers during final season of existence in 1961. They finished 48-78 in the Sophomore League under manager Spider Jorgensen. Before becoming the Dodgers, they were a San Francisco Giants affiliate known as the Artesia Giants from 1958-1960.[1]

The 1954 Numexers were Longhorn League Champions after finishing 92-46 in the regular season. The team moniker was a combination of "New" and "Mexico."

The 1958 team finished 63-57, losing in the league Finals.

The ballpark

Artesia teams played at Brainard Park on 13th Street. The ballpark is still in use today, known as Brainard Baseball Field, home to Artesia High School teams. The ballpark is located at 1102 North 13th Street in Artesia, New Mexico.[2][3][4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Artesia, New Mexico Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. Marksteiner, Kyle (12 August 2016). "Go Back in Time at Brainard Park".
  3. "Brainard Park - SABR Encyclopedia". encyclopedia.sabr.org.
  4. Kingdom, LSSi Europe Ltd, Sunbury-on-Thames, United. "Brainard Baseball Field - Artesia, 88210-2670, NM". USplaces.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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