Niagara Falls Citizens

The Niagara Falls Citizens were a minor league baseball club, based in Niagara Falls, New York. The franchise can be traced back to 1939 when the Niagara Falls Rainbows were established and played as a charter member of the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League. The team was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians in 1939. However, on July 13, 1940, the team relocated to Jamestown, New York to become the Jamestown Falcons.

Niagara Falls Citizens
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class C (1946–1947, 1950–1951)
  • Class D (1939–1940)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 1 (1951)
Team data
Previous names
  • Niagara Falls Citizens (1950–1951)
  • Niagara Falls Frontiers (1946–1947)
  • Niagara Falls Rainbows (1939–1940)
Previous parks
Sal Maglie Stadium

Niagara Falls went without a team until 1946, when the Niagara Falls Frontiers were established. The team played in the Middle Atlantic League as an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946 and 1947. However the team disbanded after a first-round playoff loss in 1947. Finally, the city fielded the Niagara Falls Citizens in 1950 to continue play in the Middle Atlantic League. In 1951 the Citizens won the league's final title, before disbanding.

Each of the Niagara Falls teams played their home games at Sal Maglie Stadium.

Year-by-year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
193944-595thTim Murchison
194022-30NAJoe O'Rourke & Joe SavantTeam moved to Jamestown on July 13, 1940
194664-664thGeorge Proechel & Bill MongielloLost League Finals
194768-552ndSteve MizerakLost in 1st round
195048-696thMike Ulicny[1] & Walter Chipple
195174-472ndJames DavisLeague Champs

Notable alumni
  • Sal Maglie (1940) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1950 NL ERA Leader

References
  1. "Mike Ulicny Signs Manager's Pact". Fort Lauderdale News. February 27, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved July 18, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.