Pueblo Dodgers

The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.

Pueblo Dodgers
1947–1958 Pueblo, Colorado
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class A
League	Western League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Chicago Cubs (1958) Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1957)
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1947, 1949)
Team data
Previous names	Pueblo Bruins (1958) Pueblo Dodgers (1947–1957)
Previous parks	County Park/Runyon Field

History

An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.^[1][2]

Ballparks

The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex.^[3][4][5]

Notable alumni

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976
• Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000
• Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987

Notable Alumni

• George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Roger Craig (1954)
• Don Demeter (1955)
• Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader
• Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star
• Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Bob Lillis (1951)
• Turk Lown (1947)
• John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star
• Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player
• Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star
• Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player