The Great Falls Electrics were a minor league baseball team that operated out of Great Falls, Montana. The team was formed in 1911 as part of the old Union Association league. They also played in the Northwestern League from 1916 to 1917. The team disbanded at that time and then was reformed as part of the Pioneer League in 1948. They became an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 and remained with the Dodgers through 1963. The team was briefly called the Great Falls Dodgers during the 1957 season and the Great Falls Selectrics in 1949–1950.
In 1969, the team now known as the Great Falls Voyagers began play as the Great Falls Giants and they have remained active under different names since.
The ballpark
The Electrics played at Centene Stadium then called Legion Park, located at 1015 25th Street North Great Falls, Montana. The park is still in use today, as home of the Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League.
Electrics name change On February 24, 1949, the advisory board of directors of the Great Falls Baseball Club agreed to change the name of the team to the Selectrics. Great Falls Breweries, Inc., the owner of the club, originally had hoped to rename the team the "Selects" to advertise its beer, but the Pioneer League rejected the proposed name change because it advertised a commercial product. The Pioneer League approved the name "Selectrics," however, which was a portmanteau of the Great Falls Breweries "Select" beer and the previous team name, "Electrics."
Notable alumni
Hall of Fame alumni
Bobby Cox (1963) Inducted, 2014 Joe Tinker (1900) Inducted, 1946
Notable alumni
Tony Boeckel (1916-1917) Joe Bowman (1949-1950) Bennie Daniels (1951) John Roseboro (1953) 6 x MLB All-Star Larry Sherry (1954) 1959 World Series Most Valuable Player
Year-by-year record Year League Affiliation Record Finish Manager Playoffs/Notes 1911 Union Association none 90-46 1st George Reed League Champs 1912 Union Association none 72-61 3rd George Reed none held 1913 Union Association none 78-42 1st Harry Hester League Champs 1916 Northwestern League none 60-61 4th Dick Hurley / Herb Hester none held 1917 Northwestern League none 42-29 1st Herb Hester League Champs 1948 Pioneer League none 51-75 7th Rich Gyselman None 1949 Pioneer League none 62-62 5th Joe Bowman None 1950 Pioneer League none 68-57 4th Joe Bowman / John Angelone Lost first round 1951 Pioneer League none 76-60 3rd Buck Elliott League Champs 1952 Pioneer League Brooklyn Dodgers 67-64 4th Lou Rochelli Lost first round 1953 Pioneer League Brooklyn Dodgers 77-54 2nd Lou Rochelli Lost League Finals 1954 Pioneer League Brooklyn Dodgers 70-62 4th Lou Rochelli League Champs 1955 Pioneer League Brooklyn Dodgers 74-58 2nd Lou Rochelli Lost first round 1956 Pioneer League Brooklyn Dodgers 64-68 6th Lou Rochelli None 1957 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 48-77 8th Jack Banta None 1958 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 63-70 5th Stan Wasiak Lost playoffs 1959 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 60-70 4th Brandy Davis Lost first round 1960 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 55-75 5th Spider Jorgensen None 1961 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 75-58 2nd Al Ronning League Champs 1962 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 60-70 5th Al Ronning None 1963 Pioneer League Los Angeles Dodgers 69-59 3rd Al Ronning Lost first round
References
External links Baseball Reference