Great Falls Voyagers

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Great Falls Voyagers
Founded in 1969
Great Falls, Montana
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Team Logo
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Cap Insignia
Class-level
  • Advanced Rookie (1948-1963, 1969-present)
Minor league affiliations
Major league affiliations
Name
  • Great Falls Voyagers (2008-present)
  • Great Falls White Sox (2003-2007)
  • Great Falls Dodgers (1984-2002)
  • Great Falls Giants (1969-1983)
  • Great Falls Electrics (1948-1963)
Ballpark
Minor league titles
League titles 1951, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2008
Division titles 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008
Owner(s)/Operated by: Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc.
Manager: Jose Bautista
General Manager: Jim Keough

The Great Falls Voyagers are a minor league baseball team based in Great Falls, Montana. This team has played continuously since 1969[1], and also played in the Pioneer League from 1948 to 1963.

The "Voyagers" name refers to an event in the August of 1950, when Nick Mariana, the general manager of the Great Falls Electrics, saw two spinning objects approaching at a seemingly high speed. Mariana recorded 16 seconds of footage of the unidentified flying objects at Legion Park.[2]

The Voyagers became an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox starting with the 2003 season. Previously the team was affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983-2003), and the San Francisco Giants (1969-1983). The team plays its home games at Centene Stadium and is a member of the Pioneer League.

[edit] Current roster

Great Falls Voyagers roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
  • 41 J.R. Ballinger
  • 29 Cameron Bayne
  • 36 Joshua Billeaud
  • 18 Ryan Buch
  • 33 Paul Burnside
  • 17 Justin Collop
  • 31 Nelson Curry
  • 32 Terry Doyle
  • 21 Brett Graffy
  • 35 Matthew Hopps
  • 39 Garrett Johnson
  • 16 Brandon Kloess
  • 40 Dan Puls
  • 28 Matt Wickswat
  •  8 Jacob Wilson
Catchers
  • 26 Chase Blackwood
  • 27 Kevin Dubler
  • 37 Zach Larson

Infielders

  • 13 Jesus Avila
  • 34 Robert Cummings
  • 19 Todd Gossage
  •  4 Matthew Harughty
  •  1 Zachary Kayne
  •  2 Jeffrey Tezak
  •  6 Jose Vargas

Outfielders

  • 22 Jordan Cheatham
  • 25 Nicholas Ciolli
  • 12 Kyle Colligan
  • -- Lyndon Estill
  • 14 Ryan Hamme
  • -- Jordan Herr ‡
  • 43 Trayce Thompson
Manager

Coaches

† Disabled list
* On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated 2009-11-11
Transactions


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