Great Falls Voyagers

Great Falls Voyagers
	Great Falls Voyagers; Founded in 1969; Great Falls, Montana;
; Team Logo	; Cap Insignia
	Class-level
	Advanced Rookie (1948–1963, 1969–present);
	Minor league affiliations
	Pioneer League (1948–1963, 1969–present) North Division; ;
	Major league affiliations
	Chicago White Sox (2003–present); Los Angeles Dodgers (1984–2002, 1952–1963); San Francisco Giants (1969–1983); Independent (1964–1968);
	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
	Centene Stadium (1948–1963, 1969–present);
	Minor league titles
League titles	1951, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2008, 2011
Division titles	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008
	Owner(s)/Operated by: Great Falls Baseball Club, Inc.
	Manager: Ryan Newman
	General Manager: Vinney Purpura

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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 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 (see the Mariana UFO incident).^[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 (1969–83). The team plays its home games at Centene Stadium and is a member of the Pioneer League.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Current roster

Great Falls Voyagers roster

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

27 Stew Brase
13 Jarrett Casey
37 Chris Devenski
12 Blake Drake
17 Joe Dvorsky
24 Austin Evans
41 Pete Gehle
9 Jon Gulbransen
45 Jamaal Hollis
35 Erik Johnson
44 Stephen McCray
-- Kyle McMillen
30 Brandon Parrent
15 Sam Phippen
22 Kevin Rath
51 Salvador Sanchez
28 Scott Snodgress
19 Kevin Vance
34 Blair Walters
31 Cody Winiarski

Catchers

20 Jimmy Jacquot
-- Martin Medina
16 Sean O'Connell
21 Kevan Smith

Infielders

7 Joe De Pinto
4 Andrew Douglas
18 Kyle Eveland
2 David Herbek
10 Jeffer Patino
38 Michael Schwartz

Outfielders

11 Michael Earley
25 Mark Haddow
6 Qualon Millender
1 Randall Thorpe

Manager

5 Ryan Newman

Coaches

32 Gary Ward (hitting)
50 Brian Drahman (pitching)

7-day disabled list
* On Chicago White Sox 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated August 30, 2011
Transactions
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→ Chicago White Sox minor league players

[edit] References

^ Pioneer League Affiliations September 12, 2007.
^ "Historic sighting spawns new image for Great Falls ball club". OurSports Central. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3580832. Retrieved January 19, 2008.

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Great Falls Voyagers

[0] Pioneer League Affiliations September 12, 2007.

[1] "Historic sighting spawns new image for Great Falls ball club". OurSports Central. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3580832. Retrieved January 19, 2008.

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