The Albany Polecats were a minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia. They were a Class A team that played in the South Atlantic League and were a farm team affiliated with both the Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles during the franchise's tenure in Albany. They played all of their home games at the Paul Eames Sports Complex. While at Paul Eames Sports Complex during their tenure, the stadium was dubbed "Polecat Park," even though the venue was officially named after Paul Eames,[2] a minor-league baseball legend.[3] During the team's four years in the South Atlantic League, the Polecats never finished higher than eighth overall in the fourteen-team league. Subpar performance coupled with poor attendance proved too much to bear for the struggling franchise. Prior the 1996 season, the Albany Polecats were sold and moved north to Salisbury, Maryland, where the franchise became the current-day Delmarva Shorebirds.[4]
| Albany Polecats | |
|---|---|
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Class A (1992–1995) |
| League | South Atlantic League (1992–1995) |
| Division | Southern Division |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | None |
| Division titles | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | Albany Polecats (1992–1995) |
| Colors | Black, silver, white[1] |
| Ballpark | Polecat Park (1992–1995) |
List of Albany Polecats players in the MLB
editAll players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname, with the year(s) they played for Albany in parentheses.
- Shane Andrews (1992)
- Armando Benítez (1993)
- Yamil Benitez (1992)
- Hiram Bocachica (1995)
- Jolbert Cabrera (1992)
- Howie Clark (1993–1994)
- Trace Coquillette (1995)
- Tommy Davis (1994)
- Joey Dawley (1994)
- Rick DeHart (1992)
- Jayson Durocher (1995)
- Sid Fernandez (1994)
- Cliff Floyd (1992)
- Brad Fullmer (1995)
- Vladimir Guerrero (1995)
- Bob Henley (1995)
- David Lamb (1994)
- Brian Looney (1992)
- Troy Mattes (1995)
- Miguel Mejia (1993–1994)
- David Moraga (1995)
- Tommy Phelps (1995)
- Simon Pond (1995)
- Jay Powell (1993)
- Jeremy Powell (1995)
- Al Reyes (1992)
- Brian Sackinsky (1993)
- Fernando Seguignol (1995)
- Garrett Stephenson (1993)
- Mike Thurman (1995)
- Ugueth Urbina (1992)
- Javier Vázquez (1995)
- B.J. Waszgis (1993)
Year-by-year record
edit| Year | Parent club | League | Division | W–L | Win % | Place | Manager | Postseason | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Polecats | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Montreal Expos | SAL | Southern | 72-70 | .507 | 3rd | Lorenzo Bundy | - | 97,810 | [5] |
| 1993 | Baltimore Orioles | SAL | Southern | 71-71 | .500 | 4th | Mike O'Berry | - | 140,140 | [6] |
| 1994 | Baltimore Orioles | SAL | South | 63-74 | .460 | 4th | Butch Wynegar | - | 124,520 | [7][8] |
| 1995 | Montreal Expos | SAL | South | 62-78 | .443 | 5th | Doug Sisson | - | 91,289 | [9][10] |
| Totals | 268-293 | .478 | 453,759 | |||||||
References
edit- ↑ "South Atlantic League Official Colors (1980 through present)". TruColor.net. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Paul Eames Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
- ↑ "Cardinal Park". The Alabama Florida League Web Site. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006.
- ↑ Baker, Kent (September 21, 1995). "South Atlantic League will have Delmarva Shorebirds next season Kirk group buying team, will move it to Salisbury". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ↑ "1992 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "1993 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "1994 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "1994 Minor League Baseball attendance". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "1995 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ↑ "1995 Minor League Baseball attendance". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 15, 2025.