The Pawtucket Slaters were a minor-league baseball team based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From 1946 through 1949, the team played its games at McCoy Stadium as a member of the class-B New England League, and was affiliated with the Boston Braves of the National League. The Slaters made the league playoffs in each season of their four-year existence; in each case, they were eliminated in the first round, including three consecutive playoff losses at the hands of the eventual league champion Nashua Dodgers.
The Slaters were preceded in the New England League by the Pawtucket Maroons (1894–1896), Pawtucket Phenoms (1897) and Pawtucket Tigers (1898) and Pawtucket Colts.
Pawtucket led the New England League in attendance in 1947. The team disbanded with the league after the 1949 season.
Season-by-season record Year Record Finish Full Season Attendance Manager Postseason 1946 70–54 Fourth n/a Hughie Wise Lost to Nashua Dodgersin first round 1947 65–60 Fourth 92,787 Pete Fox Lost to Nashuain first round 1948 61–64 Fourth 60,432 Hughie Wise Lost to Nashuain first round 1949 83–43 First 68,767 Ripper CollinsDutch DormanEarl Browne Lost to Springfield Cubsin first round
Notable alumni
Dave Cole George Crowe Ernie Johnson Don Liddle Johnny Logan Normie Roy Chuck Tanner Pete Whisenant
References
David Borges, The Pawtucket Red Sox (Images of Baseball). Arcadia Publications, 2002.
External links "New England League 1946–1949"