Pioneer Baseball League

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Pioneer Baseball League
Pioneer League logo
Sport Baseball
Founded 1939
No. of teams 8
Country(ies) Flag of the United States United States
Most recent champion(s) Missoula Osprey
Official website Official Website

The Pioneer League is a minor league baseball league which currently operates in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. In the past, it also operated in adjoining portions of Canada. Classified as a Rookie league, the Pioneer League is predominantly made up of players out of high school and is almost exclusively the first professional league many players compete in. The Pioneer League is a short-season league operating from June to August.

The Pioneer Baseball League began in 1939 with six teams in Idaho and Utah. The league suspended operations for the 1943 through 1945 seasons. In 1948, the league expanded into Montana. At that time, several of the teams were operating as minor league affiliates of Pacific Coast League teams, which were unsuccessfully trying to grow into a major league. When the Los Angeles Dodgers displaced the Hollywood Stars PCL team, they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, taking away the Pioneer League's largest market. By 1959, the league was down to six teams, and by 1964, there were only four, but by the end of the 1970s there were eight teams. The league today also has eight teams, a number that is not likely to change without further expansion or contraction within Major League Baseball.

Contents

Northern Division
Name MLB Affiliation Stadium
Billings Mustangs Cincinnati Reds Cobb Field
Great Falls White Sox Chicago White Sox Legion Park
Helena Brewers Milwaukee Brewers Kindrick Field
Missoula Osprey Arizona Diamondbacks Ogren Park at Allegiance Field
Southern Division
Name MLB Affiliation Stadium
Casper Ghosts Colorado Rockies Mike Lansing Field
Idaho Falls Chukars Kansas City Royals Melaleuca Field
Ogden Raptors Los Angeles Dodgers Lindquist Field
Orem Owlz Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Parkway Crossing Stadium


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Pioneer Baseball League
North Division Billings Mustangs • Great Falls White Sox • Helena Brewers • Missoula Osprey
South Division Casper Ghosts • Idaho Falls Chukars • Ogden Raptors • Orem Owlz
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