Syracuse SkyChiefs
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| Syracuse SkyChiefs | ||
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| League | International League | |
| Division | North Division | |
| Year founded | 1935 | |
| Major League affiliation | Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Home ballpark | Alliance Bank Stadium | |
| Previous home ballparks | MacArthur Stadium | |
| City | Syracuse, New York | |
| Current uniform colors | navy blue, red, silver | |
| Previous uniform colors | ||
| Logo design | A red disc with the wordmark "SkyChiefs" superimposed over the disc in navy blue and silver. A flying, airplane-like baseball bat is centered below the wordmark. | |
| Division titles | ||
| League titles | 1935, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1954, 1969, 1970 | |
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| Owner | ||
The Syracuse SkyChiefs are a minor league baseball team based in Syracuse, New York, and were known simply as the Syracuse Chiefs from 1961-1996. The team, which plays in the International League, is the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays major-league club. The SkyChiefs play in Alliance Bank Stadium (formerly P&C Stadium), located in Syracuse. From the 1934 to 1996 the team played at MacArthur Stadium.
[edit] Titles
The SkyChiefs have won the Governors' Cup, the championship of the IL, 8 times, and played in the championship series 17 times.
- 1935 - Defeated Montréal
- 1942 - Defeated Jersey City
- 1943 - Defeated Toronto
- 1946 - Lost to Montréal
- 1947 - Defeated Buffalo
- 1948 - Lost to Montréal
- 1951 - Lost to Montréal
- 1954 - Defeated Montréal
- 1964 - Lost to Rochester
- 1969 - Defeated Columbus
- 1970 - Defeated Columbus
- 1974 - Lost to Rochester
- 1975 - Lost to Tidewater
- 1976 - Defeated Richmond
- 1979 - Lost to Columbus
- 1989 - Lost to Richmond
- 1994 - Lost to Richmond
[edit] Alumni
- Bobby Cox
- Carlos Delgado
- Shawn Green
- Ron Guidry
- Roy Halladay
- Denny McLain
- Thurman Munson
- Hank Sauer
- Alex Rios
- Vernon Wells
[edit] External links
- Syracuse SkyChiefs web site
- Photographs of Alliance Bank Stadium, home of the Syracuse SkyChiefs - Rochester Area Ballparks
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