Grand_Junction_Eagles

Grand Junction Eagles

Grand Junction Eagles

Collegiate summer baseball team

The Grand Junction Eagles were a collegiate summer baseball team located in Grand Junction, Colorado, founded in 1948, originally sponsored by Eagles Lodge No. 595.[1] The Eagles played many of the best semi-pro teams including the Humboldt Crabs, Alaska Goldpanners, and Anchorage Glacier Pilots, and had multiple appearances in the National Baseball Congress World Series. The Grand Junction Eagles played their last season in 1980.[2] in 1964, the Eagles became the second non-Alaska team to play in the Midnight Sun Game.[1]

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Notable alumni

Tippy Martinez (1972),[3] Eric Wilkins,[4] Paul Molitor, Bob Welch, Jim Sundberg, Randy Ready,[5] Bill Evans, Max Alvis, Craig Morton,[1] and Rick Miller.

References

  1. [1]
    Jordan, Kathy. "Grand Junction Eagles semi-pro baseball team a big hit" (PDF). Historic 7th Street. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Jussel, Rick (June 23, 1981). "Hard times finally led to the demise of semipro baseball". The Daily Sentinel. (Colorado). p. 12.
  3. [3]
    Allen, Malcolm (May 5, 2021). "Tippy Martinez". SABR. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Allen, Malcolm (February 11, 2021). "Eric Wilkins". SABR. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Alaska Goldpanners - Early Team History". Alaska Goldpanners.
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