Reno Silver Sox

This article is about the Minor League Baseball team that played from 1948–1992. For the Golden Baseball League team, see Reno Silver Sox (Golden Baseball League).

Reno Silver Sox 1948–1992 Reno, Nevada
Class-level
Previous	Class-C (1947–1951) Class-A (1955–1992)
Minor league affiliations
League	California League (1955–1992)
Previous leagues	Far West League (1950–1951) Sunset League (1947–1949)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Oakland Athletics (1992) Minnesota Twins & San Diego Padres (1975–1976) Cleveland Indians (1966–1974) Pittsburgh Pirates (1963–1964) Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1962) Brooklyn Dodgers (1956) New York Giants (1947–1949)
Minor league titles
League titles	SL – 1948 CL – 1960, 1961, 1975, 1976
Team data
Previous names	Reno Silver Sox (1955–1980, 1989–1992) Reno Padres (1981–1988) Channel Cities Oilers (1955)
Previous parks	Moana Stadium (1955–1992)

The Reno Silver Sox were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1947 to 1992. The team name is derived from the nickname of Nevada, the "Silver State". There was another baseball team known as the Reno Silver Sox who played in the Golden Baseball League. From part of the 1955 season to 1992, they played their home games at Moana Stadium.

History

The team first played in the Sunset League from 1947 to 1949. They were affiliated with the New York Giants during their time in the Sunset League. From 1950 to 1951, they were unaffiliated and played in the Far West League. Starting in 1955, they played in the California League, when the Channel Cities Oilers moved to Reno to become the second incarnation of the Reno Silver Sox. They became affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956 and stayed affiliated with them until the Dodgers' move in 1957. They were then affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers until 1962. From 1963 to 1964, they were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. They did not organize in 1965, and therefore did not play ball. They came back in 1966 and lasted until 1981. From 1966 to 1974, they were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. From 1975 to 1976 they were affiliated with both the Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres. From 1977 to 1981, they were affiliated with just the Padres. After the 1981 season, the team was renamed the Reno Padres and baseball was not played under the "Reno Silver Sox" name again until 1988. Still in the California League, they were unaffiliated from 1988 to 1991. In 1992 – the last season in which a "Silver Sox" team played in an affiliated league – they were affiliated with the Oakland Athletics. Following the 1992 season, the team left Reno and move to Riverside to become the Riverside Pilots. In 1996, they moved to Lancaster and became the Lancaster JetHawks.

Championships

The Reno Silver Sox were league champions in 1948, 1960, 1961, 1975, 1976, and 2006. They are the only team in California League history to win back-to-back championships twice.

Year-by-year record

Adapted from Reno Silver Sox at baseball-reference.com

Year	League	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1947	Sunset League	69-69	4th	Thomas Lloyd
1948	Sunset League	77-63	3rd	Thomas Lloyd	League Champs
1949	Sunset League	49-75	7th	Lilio Marcucci	none
1950	Far West League	75-63	3rd	Joe Borich	Lost in 1st round
1951	Far West League	52-65	3rd	Cotton Pippen
1955	California League	40-106 overall	8th	Leonard Noren		Channel Cities moved to Reno July 1
1956	California League	73-67	4th	Ray Perry	Lost in 1st round
1957	California League	79-59	2nd	Ray Perry	Lost League Finals
1958	California League	68-69	6th	Ray Perry
1959	California League	81-58	2nd	Ray Perry
1960	California League	89-51	1st	Tom Saffell	League Champs
1961	California League	97-43	1st	Roy Smalley	League Champs
1962	California League	70-68	4th	Roy Smalley	Lost League Finals
1963	California League	71-69	5th	Tom Saffell
1964	California League	66-71	6th	Tom Saffell / Harvey Koepf	none
1966	California League	69-71	4th (t)	Phil Cavarretta
1967	California League	56-82	8th	Phil Cavarretta
1968	California League	67-72	5th	Clay Bryant
1969	California League	72-68	3rd (t)	Ken Aspromonte
1970	California League	79-61	2nd	Pinky May	none
1971	California League	64-75	7th	Pinky May
1972	California League	50-88	8th	Lou Klimchock
1973	California League	70-70	4th (t)	Lou Klimchock
1974	California League	61-79	6th (t)	Joe Azcue / interim (June 29-July 3) / Del Youngblood
1975	California League	86-54	1st	Harry Warner	League Champs
1976	California League	75-62	3rd	Johnny Goryl	League Champs
1977	California League	59-81	5th	Glenn Ezell
1978	California League	62-78	5th	Eddie Watt
1979	California League	74-67	3rd	Eddie Watt
1980	California League	75-66	2nd (t)	Jack Maloof
1981	California League	81-58	2nd	Jack Maloof	Lost in 1st round
1988	California League	39-103	10th	Nate Oliver
1989	California League	68-74	6th	Eli Grba
1990	California League	71-68	6th	Mike Brown
1991	California League	59-77	7th	Mal Fichman
1992	California League	65-71	8th	Gary Jones

External links

• Baseball-Reference Bullpen
• Moana Stadium page
• Waymarking Moana Stadium page
• Reno Ballpark Update
• Reno Silver Sox California League statistics and records at The Baseball Cube (1978–1992)