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| Eugene Emeralds Founded in 1955 Eugene, Oregon |
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| League titles | 1955, 1974, 1975, 1980 | ||
| Division titles | 1955, 1957, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2011 | ||
| Owner(s)/Operated by: David Elmore | |||
| Manager: Pat Murphy | |||
| General Manager: Allan Benavides | |||
The Eugene Emeralds (nicknamed the Ems) is a minor league baseball team in Eugene, Oregon, United States. They are a short-season Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been a farm team of the San Diego Padres since 2001.
Originally created in 1955 as a charter member of the Northwest League, the Emeralds won the inaugural pennant and remained in the NWL until 1968. During that time, they played in 6,000-seat Bethel Park.
In the 1969 season, the Emeralds were promoted to AAA status, playing in the Pacific Coast League and affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Emeralds returned to the Northwest League and short-season Class A status five years later, when the Phillies moved their AAA farm team to Sacramento for the 1974 season.
With their 1969 promotion to the AAA ranks, the Emeralds moved from Bethel Park to Civic Stadium. The 6,800-seat facility is owned by the Eugene School District and was built in 1938 as a venue for high-school football, which was played there until 1968. Civic Stadium also hosted semi-pro baseball teams, sponsored by local timber companies, until Bethel Park was built in 1950.
The Emeralds began playing home games in the University of Oregon's PK Park in 2010. They share the new facility, located adjacent to Autzen Stadium, with the Oregon Ducks baseball team.
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[edit] Notable former Emeralds
With year player was an Em
- Kevin Appier (1987)[1]
- Jesus Alou (1961)[citation needed]
- Bob Boone (1972)[1]
- Larry Bowa (1969)[1]
- Jim Bunning (manager, 1973)[1]
- Jose Cardenal (1961)[citation needed]
- Eric Davis (1980–1981)[1]
- Rob Dibble (1983)[1]
- Denny Doyle (1969)[1]
- Oscar Gamble (1970–72)[citation needed]
- Khalil Greene[citation needed]
- Bob Hamelin (1988)[citation needed]
- Larry Hisle (1971)[citation needed]
- Jay Howell (1976)[citation needed]
- Grant Jackson (1964)[citation needed]
- Greg Luzinski (1971)[1]
- Mike Marshall (1965)[citation needed]
- Brian McRae (1986)[citation needed]
- Willie Montanez (1970)[citation needed]
- Tom Gordon (1987)[1]
- John Rocker (1995)[citation needed]
- Jeff Russell (1980)[citation needed]
- Mike Schmidt (1972)[1]
- Mario Soto (1975)[citation needed]
- Mike Sweeney (1992–1993)[1]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ems facts". The Register-Guard. July 22, 2001. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XlVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AuwDAAAAIBAJ&dq=Ems%20facts&pg=6806%2C5558642. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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