Baton Rouge Riverbats
Appearance
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Independent |
League | Southeastern League (2002-2003) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Team data | |
Name | Riverbats (2003) River Bats (2002) |
Ballpark | Pete Goldsby Field |
The Baton Rouge Riverbats (2003) or Baton Rouge River Bats (2002) was a baseball team based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] They played their home games at Pete Goldsby Field in Baton Rouge.
History
This was the second stint of a professional baseball team in Baton Rouge since 1976. In 2002, they were one of six original members of the Southeastern League.[2]
The 2003 team finished with a record of 38-31 (.551) and won the Southeastern League Championship against the Pensacola Pelicans. The team disbanded after the 2003 season along with the Southeastern League.
Notable players
References
- ^ "2003 Baton Rouge Riverbats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ "2002 Baton Rouge River Bats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
Categories:
- Baton Rouge Riverbats
- Professional baseball teams in Louisiana
- Defunct independent baseball league teams
- Defunct Southeastern League teams
- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Baseball teams established in 2002
- Baseball teams disestablished in 2003
- 2002 establishments in Louisiana
- 2003 disestablishments in Louisiana
- Southeastern League teams
- Defunct baseball teams in Louisiana
- Baseball team stubs
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana sport stubs