Pueblo Dodgers

The Pueblo Dodgers were a Class A minor league baseball team that was located in Pueblo, Colorado and played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958.

History
An affiliate of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1947-1957 and the Chicago Cubs (1958), Pueblo won Western League Championships in 1947 and 1949. The franchise folded when the Western League dissolved in 1959.

Ballparks
The Dodgers played at a stadium called "County Park" in 1948 with the name changed to "Runyon Field" in 1948. Today it is known as Hobbs Field, within the Runyon Sports Complex.

Notable alumni
Hall of Fame Alumni


 * Walter Alston (Player/MGR, 1948) Inducted 1976


 * Sparky Anderson (1954) Inducted, 2000


 * Billy Williams (1958) Inducted, 1987

Notable Alumni


 * George Altman (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star


 * Roger Craig (1954)


 * Don Demeter (1955)


 * Roy Face (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star


 * Jim Gentile (1953-1954) 6 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL RBI Leader


 * Billy Hunter (1952) MLB All-Star


 * Clem Labine (1948) 2 x MLB All-Star


 * Bob Lillis (1951)


 * Turk Lown (1947)


 * John Roseboro (1955) 6 x MLB All-Star


 * Bill Sharman (1950) Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame


 * Larry Sherry (1956) 1959 World Series: Most Valuable Player


 * Dave Stenhouse (1958) 2 x MLB All-Star


 * Maury Wills (1953, 1956) 7 x MLB All-Star; 6 x NL Stolen Base Leader; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player