Springfield Rifles (baseball)
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The Springfield Rifles was an Eastern League minor league baseball team based in Springfield, Massachusetts
, USA that existed in 1932 and from 1942 to 1943. They were affiliated with the New York Yankees
in 1932 and with the New York Giants
in 1943.
Some notable players are Spud Chandler
, Chet Covington
, Lou Fette
, Whitey Lockman
, Tommy Neill
, Frank Rosso
, Steve Shemo
and Joe Stephenson
.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
, USA that existed in 1932 and from 1942 to 1943. They were affiliated with the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
in 1932 and with the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
in 1943.
Some notable players are Spud Chandler
Spud Chandler
Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler was an American right-handed starting pitcher in major league baseball, who played his entire career for the New York Yankees from 1937 through 1947...
, Chet Covington
Chet Covington
Chester Rogers Covington was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944. The 33-year-old rookie, who had been The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year in 1943, was a native of Cairo, Illinois.Covington is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in...
, Lou Fette
Lou Fette
Louis Henry William Fette was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Bees , Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves . Fette batted and threw right-handed...
, Whitey Lockman
Whitey Lockman
Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman was a player, coach, manager and front office executive in American Major League Baseball.-Role in miraculous 1951 comeback:...
, Tommy Neill
Tommy Neill
Thomas White Neill was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of two seasons with the Boston Braves...
, Frank Rosso
Frank Rosso
Francis James Rosso was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched in two games for the New York Giants in . He played in the minor leagues between and , and after his playing career was a high school coach.-Sources:...
, Steve Shemo
Steve Shemo
Stephen Michael Shemo was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Boston Braves in 1944 and 1945. A native of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, he stood 5'11" and weighed 175 lbs....
and Joe Stephenson
Joe Stephenson
Joseph Chester Stephenson was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants , Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox . Stephenson batted and threw right-handed...
.