The Terre Haute Phillies were a baseball team in Terre Haute, Indiana from 1946 to 1954. They were a Three-I League team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. They won the league championship in 1950 and 1952. They became the Terre Haute Huts for the 1955–1956 seasons when the affiliation changed to the Detroit Tigers. Their games were played at Memorial Stadium ballpark in Terre Haute.
The ballpark
Terre Haute teams played at Memorial Stadium, located at the NE corner of Brown and Wabash. Today, the site is the football stadium for Indiana State University, but the original arches from the old stadium remain.
Notable alumni Willie Jones (1947) 2 x MLB All-Star Hub Kittle (1953–1954, MGR) Stan Lopata (1946) 2 x MLB All-Star Charlie Metro (1956) Pat Riley (batboy 1949) Bob Miller (1948–1949) Bubba Morton (1956) Skeeter Newsome (1951–1952, MGR) Stubby Overmire (1955) Jim Owens (1953)
Year-by-year record Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs 1954 60-76 7th Hub Kittle Did not qualify 1953 76-52 1st Hub Kittle Lost in 1st round 1952 75-49 2nd Skeeter Newsome League Champs 1951 75-55 1st Skeeter Newsome Lost in 1st round 1950 78-48 1st Danny Carnevale League Champs 1949 69-56 3rd Lee Riley Lost in 1st round 1948 65-57 4th Pat Colgan / Dale Jones Lost League Finals 1947 74-51 2nd Ray Brubaker / Whitey Gluchoski / Jack Sanford Lost in 1st round 1946 63-60 4th Ray Brubaker Lost League Finals
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