Oak Ridge Pioneers | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class C |
League | Mountain States League |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | Unaffiliated |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (0) | None |
Team data | |
Ballpark | Ridgeview Park |
Manager | Bert Niehoff |
The Oak Ridge Pioneers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class C Mountain States League in 1954. [1] They were located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and played their home games at Ridgeview Park. [2] Bert Niehoff, a former Major League Baseball second baseman, [3] served as the Pioneers' manager and general manager. [4]
Oak Ridge lost its season opener on April 24 to the Maryville-Alcoa Twins, 6–1, before 2,800 people in attendance at Ridgeview Park. [5] They won the next night on the road, defeating the Twins, 5–4. [6] The Pioneers were one of three teams in the eight-team circuit still playing when the league disbanded on July 20. [7] They compiled a win–loss record of 35–43 (.449), placing sixth out of seven teams, in their only season of competition. [8]