Oak Ridge Pioneers

The Oak Ridge Pioneers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class C Mountain States League in 1954.[1] They were located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and played their home games at Ridgeview Park.[2] Bert Niehoff, a former Major League Baseball second baseman,[3] served as the Pioneers' manager and general manager.[4]

Oak Ridge Pioneers
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass C
LeagueMountain States League
Major league affiliations
TeamUnaffiliated
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
BallparkRidgeview Park
ManagerBert Niehoff

Oak Ridge lost its season opener on April 24 to the Maryville-Alcoa Twins, 6–1, before 2,800 people in attendance at Ridgeview Park.[5] They won the next night on the road, defeating the Twins, 5–4.[6] The Pioneers were one of three teams in the eight-team circuit still playing when the league disbanded on July 20.[7] They compiled a win–loss record of 35–43 (.449), placing sixth out of seven teams, in their only season of competition.[8]

References
  1. "1954 Oak Ridge Pioneers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. "1954 Oak Ridge Pioneers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  3. "Bert Niehoff Stats". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. Wells, Gene (April 4, 1954). "Pioneers Get M-A in Opener". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Twins Spoil Ridge Opener". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. April 25, 1954. p. B-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Minor Loop Standings". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. April 26, 1954. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mountain States League Calls It Quits". The Jackson Sun. Jackson. July 21, 1954. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1954 Mountain States League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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