Nashua Pirates

Nashua Pirates
Nashua Pirates
1983–1986; Nashua, New Hampshire ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Double-A
Previous leagues	Eastern League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Pittsburgh Pirates (1984-1986); California Angels (1983);
Team data
Previous names	Harrisburg Senators (1987-present); Nashua Pirates (1984-1986); Nashua Angels (1983);
Mascot	The Nashua Chicken (1983-1986)
Previous parks	Holman Stadium
Owner(s)/; Operator(s)	Jerome Mileur, Ben Surner & George Como

The Nashua Pirates were a minor league baseball team, based in Nashua, New Hampshire. The team started in 1983 as the Nashua Angels, an affiliate with the California Angels in the Eastern League. The club changed affiliations in 1984 to the Pittsburgh Pirates and were then renamed the Nashua Pirates. The team's home ballpark was Holman Stadium.^[1]^[2]

During the mid-1980s, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania initiated a plan to construct a ballpark for a new Minor League Baseball team in the city. This ballpark, named Riverside Stadium, attracted the Pirates, which moved the Nashua affiliate to Harrisburg. The team was renamed the Harrisburg Senators, a nod to the previous Senators franchise.^[3]

Season-by-season

Year	Record	Finish	Manager
1983	60-80	6th	Winston Llenas
1984	58-82	7th	Billy Scripture
1985	66-73	6th	Johnny Lipon
1986	62-78	8th	Dennis Rogers

^ "5th Minor League Team at the Plate. Competing Atlantic League Teams. Upstart Atlantic League Teams Looking for Fan Base, Home Ballparks". New Hampshire Union Leader. 1998-05-16. pp. a9.
^ "Nashua Targeted By Class A League". New Hampshire Union Leader. 1995-02-01. pp. Sports.
^ Weiss, Bill; Wright, Marshall. "A History of the Harrisburg Senators". MiLB. Retrieved March 24, 2016.