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Defunct professional baseball team
Minor league baseball team
Magic Valley Cowboys
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Class
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League
| Pioneer League
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League titles
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| 1955
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Ballpark
| Jaycee Field
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The
Magic Valley Cowboys
were a
minor league
baseball
team in the
Pioneer League
for a total of 17 seasons between 1952 and 1971. The team was based in
Twin Falls, Idaho
? the largest city within the
Magic Valley
region ? and succeeded the
Twin Falls Cowboys
. The team played at Jaycee Field, located in the northeast corner of the city's Harmon Park.
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History
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The Magic Valley Cowboys competed at the
Class C
level (1952?58, 1961?62), the
Class A
level (1963), and the
Rookie
level (1964?66, 1968?71).
[3]
At different times, they were affiliated with four
National League
teams; the
Chicago Cubs
(1954?58), the
Philadelphia Phillies
(1961?63), the
San Francisco Giants
(1964?66), and the
Atlanta Braves
(1968?70).
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citation needed
]
Magic Valley's one league championship came in 1955,
[4]
when the Cowboys finished the regular season in fourth place, then defeated the
Boise Braves
and the
Pocatello Bannocks
in the playoffs.
[5]
Season records
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All-stars
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Season
[24]
[25]
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Name & Position
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1954
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Charles Jorgenson, P
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1955
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Daniel Lobitz, 1B
Bob Shaffer, P
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1956
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Robert Pascal, 1B
Duane Hermon, OF
Samual Mauney, C
John Buzhardt
, P
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1961
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Costen Shockley
, 1B
Bobby Sanders, OF
Victor Baron, C
Joel Gibson, P
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1962
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Harold "Hank" Allen
, 1B
Adolfo Phillips
, OF
Ferdinand Walters, C
Jack Phillips
, Mgr.
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1963
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Alex Johnson
, OF
Gene Kerns, OF
Nolen Campbell, IF
George Bechtold, P
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1966
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Jay Reed, OF
John Harrell
, C
Don DeSousa, Util.
Robert "Bob" Reynolds
, P
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1968
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Larry LeGarde, OF
Curtis Moore, Util.
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1969
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Mickey Rivers
, OF
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1970
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Marc Meno, 3B
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1971
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Dominic Gaudioso, C
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Notable alumni
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See also
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References
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- ^
Matthews, Mychel (January 28, 2016).
"Hidden History: Twin Falls' 1st Baseball Team, the Irrigatiors"
.
magicvalley.com
. Retrieved
August 6,
2017
.
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Matthews, Mychel (March 23, 2017).
"Hidden History: The Cowboys baseball team"
.
magicvalley.com
. Retrieved
August 9,
2017
.
- ^
"Magic Valley, Idaho"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 9,
2017
.
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"Pioneer League Champions"
.
milb.com
. Retrieved
August 11,
2017
.
- ^
a
b
"Magic Valley Wins Pioneer Loop Playoff Series"
.
Independent Record
.
Helena, Montana
.
AP
. September 14, 1955
. Retrieved
August 11,
2017
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"1952 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1953 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1954 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1955 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1956 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1957 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1958 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1961 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1962 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1963 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"Yanks, Ponies Gain Finals In PL Playoffs"
.
Idaho State Journal
.
Pocatello, Idaho
.
AP
. September 5, 1963
. Retrieved
August 11,
2017
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
"1964 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
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"1965 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1966 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1968 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1969 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1970 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"1971 Magic Valley Cowboys"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
August 12,
2017
.
- ^
"All-Star Teams 1939-1963"
.
milb.com
. Retrieved
August 13,
2017
.
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"All-Star Teams 1966-1979"
.
milb.com
. Retrieved
August 13,
2017
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Further reading
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