The Albany Polecats were a minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia. They were a Class A team that played in the South Atlantic League and were a farm team affiliated with both the Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles during the franchise's tenure in Albany. They played all of their home games at the Paul Eames Sports Complex. While at Paul Eames Sports Complex during their tenure, the stadium was dubbed "Polecat Park," even though the venue was officially named after Paul Eames, a minor-league baseball legend. During the team's four years in the South Atlantic League, the Polecats never finished higher than eighth overall in the fourteen-team league. Subpar performance coupled with poor attendance proved too much to bear for the struggling franchise. Prior the 1996 season, the Albany Polecats were sold and moved north to Salisbury, Maryland, where the franchise became the current-day Delmarva Shorebirds.
List of Albany Polecats players in the MLB All players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname, with the year(s) they played for Albany in parentheses.
Shane Andrews (1992) Armando Benítez (1993) Yamil Benitez (1992) Hiram Bocachica (1995) Jolbert Cabrera (1992) Howie Clark (1993–1994) Trace Coquillette (1995) Tommy Davis (1994) Joey Dawley (1994) Rick DeHart (1992) Jayson Durocher (1995) Sid Fernandez (1994) Cliff Floyd (1992) Brad Fullmer (1995) Vladimir Guerrero (1995) Bob Henley (1995) David Lamb (1994) Brian Looney (1992) Troy Mattes (1995) Miguel Mejia (1993–1994) David Moraga (1995) Tommy Phelps (1995) Simon Pond (1995) Jay Powell (1993) Jeremy Powell (1995) Al Reyes (1992) Brian Sackinsky (1993) Fernando Seguignol (1995) Garrett Stephenson (1993) Mike Thurman (1995) Ugueth Urbina (1992) Javier Vázquez (1995) B.J. Waszgis (1993)
Year-by-year record
Year Parent club League Division W–L Win % Place Manager Postseason Attendance SourceAlbany Polecats1992 Montreal Expos SAL Southern 72-70 3rd Lorenzo Bundy - 97,810 1993 Baltimore Orioles SAL Southern 71-71 4th Mike O'Berry - 140,140 1994 Baltimore Orioles SAL South 63-74 4th Butch Wynegar - 124,520 1995 Montreal Expos SAL South 62-78 5th Doug Sisson - 91,289 Totals 268-293 453,759
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