Medicine Hat A's

Medicine Hat A's
1977 Medicine Hat, Alberta
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Rookie League
Previous leagues	Pioneer League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Oakland Athletics
Team data
Previous parks	Athletic Park

The Medicine Hat A's were a Rookie League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, playing in the Pioneer League and located in the Canadian city of Medicine Hat, Alberta. They played for a single season, 1977, and their home field was Athletic Park.

History

The A's arrived in Medicine Hat in 1977, an expansion team for the Pioneer League along with the Calgary Cardinals.[1] The A's had relocated from Boise, Idaho, where they had played two seasons as the Boise A's in the Northwest League.[1] The A's finished in fifth place within the six-team Pioneer League;[2] four members of the team would go on to appear in the major leagues.[3] After the season, the team changed their affiliation to the Toronto Blue Jays[4] and played 25 seasons as the Medicine Hat Blue Jays.

Season records

Season	Manager	W–L	Win %	Finish	Playoffs	Ref
1977	Orlando Gomez	29–41	.414	5th	none	[5]

All-stars

Season[6]	Name & Position
1977	Jim Bennett, OF

See also

• Medicine Hat A's players

References

1. "Pioneer adding 2 teams". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. October 14, 1976. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
2. "1977 Pioneer League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
3. "1977 Medicine Hat A's (Rk)". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
4. "Blue Jays affiliate with Medicine Hat". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. AP. October 6, 1977. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
5. "1977 Medicine Hat A's". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
6. "All-Star Teams 1966-1979". milb.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017.

External links

• Baseball Reference – Medicine Hat teams