Portsmouth Red Birds
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| League | Middle Atlantic League |
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| League titles | 1 (1938) |
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The Portsmouth Red Birds were a minor league baseball club, located in Portsmouth, Ohio. The team played in the Middle Atlantic League between 1936 and 1940. During the club's first two seasons, it was known as the Portsmouth Pirates, as a Class-C affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1937 the team became affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and were then renamed the Portsmouth Red Birds.
Notable players
- Erskine Mayer, pitcher
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
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| 1935 | 54-63 | 6th | Jake Pitler | |
| 1936 | 40-88 | 8th | Eddie Kenna | |
| 1937 | 72-57 | 3rd | Benny Borgmann | Lost in 1st round |
| 1938 | 79-50 | 1st | Benny Borgmann | League Champs |
| 1939 | 61-69 | 5th | Joe Davis | |
| 1940 | 59-68 | 6th | Dutch Dorman & Walter Alston |
Categories:
- 1935 establishments in Ohio
- 1940 disestablishments in Ohio
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1940
- Baseball teams established in 1935
- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Defunct baseball teams in Ohio
- Middle Atlantic League teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates
- Portsmouth, Ohio
- St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates