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| League titles | 1984, 1995, 1996, 2010 | ||||
| Division titles | 1979, 1984, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2010 | ||||
| Owner(s)/Operated by: D. G. Elmore | |||||
| Manager: Jeff Isom | |||||
| General Manager: Paul Fetz | |||||
The Helena Brewers are a minor league baseball team in the Pioneer League and are the Advanced Rookie League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Helena, Montana. The team plays their home games at Kindrick Field; built in 1939, the park currently holds 2,010 fans.
Among the best-known players to play in Helena are Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who started his career with the Phillies in Helena, Gary Sheffield, who started his career with the Helena Gold Sox in 1986, Jeff Cirillo, who began his career with the 1991 Helena Brewers, and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun.
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History [edit]
The Helena Phillies joined the Pioneer League in 1978, giving Helena a professional baseball team for the first time in 64 years. In 1984, the Helena Gold Sox won the Pioneer League Championship, a rarity for an independent club. The team hooked on with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1985 and changed its name to the Helena Brewers in 1987. Helena won the PL championship in back-to-back seasons in 1995 and 1996. The franchise moved to Provo, Utah after the 2000 season. In 2003, the Medicine Hat Blue Jays moved to Helena, and the team once again became a Brewers affiliate.
Season-by-season record [edit]
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| 1978 | 30–38 | .441 | 6th | – | – | – | ||
| 1979 | 43–26 | .623 | 2nd | 0–2 | .000 | Lost PL Championship vs Lethbridge Dodgers, 0–2 | ||
| 1980 | 32–38 | .457 | 3rd | – | – | — | ||
| 1981 | 22–44 | .371 | 4th | – | – | — | ||
| 1982 | 29–41 | .414 | 4th | – | – | — | ||
| 1983 | 16–54 | .229 | 4th | – | – | — | ||
| 1984 | 44–24 | .647 | 1st | 3–1 | .750 | Won PL Championship vs Billings Mustangs, 3–1 | ||
| 1985 | 42–26 | .618 | 2nd | – | – | — | ||
| 1986 | 38–32 | .543 | 3rd | – | – | — | ||
| 1987 | 46–24 | .657 | 1st | 1–3 | .250 | Lost PL Championship vs Salt Lake City Trappers, 1–3 | ||
| 1988 | 41–29 | .586 | 2nd | – | – | — | ||
| 1989 | 38–30 | .559 | 2nd | – | – | – | ||
| 1990 | 37–28 | .569 | 3rd | – | – | – | ||
| 1991 | 44–26 | .629 | 2nd | – | – | – | ||
| 1992 | 50–26 | .658 | 2nd | – | – | – | ||
| 1993 | 43–30 | .589 | 1st | 1–2 | .333 | Lost PL Championship vs Billings Mustangs, 1–2 | ||
| 1994 | 44–28 | .611 | 1st | 2–3 | .400 | Lost PL Championship vs Billings Mustangs, 2–3 | ||
| 1995 | 49–22 | .690 | 1st | 4–1 | .800 | Won Northern Division Championship vs Idaho Falls Braves, 2–1 Won PL Championship vs Medicine Hat Blue Jays, 2–0 |
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| 1996 | 43–29 | .597 | 2nd | 4–1 | .800 | Won Northern Division Championship vs Lethbridge Black Diamonds, 2–1 Won PL Championship vs Ogden Raptors, 2–0 |
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| 1997 | 37–34 | .521 | 5th | – | – | — | ||
| 1998 | 21–55 | .276 | 4th | – | – | — | ||
| 1999 | 47–28 | .627 | 1st | 0–2 | .000 | Lost Northern Division Championship vs Missoula Osprey, 0–2 |
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| 2000 | 26–50 | .342 | 4th | – | – | — | ||
| 2003 | 48–28 | .632 | 2nd | 1–2 | .333 | Lost Northern Division Championship vs Billings Mustangs, 1–2 |
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| 2004 | 39–37 | .513 | 2nd | – | – | — | ||
| 2005 | 46–30 | .605 | 1st | 2–2 | .500 | Won Northern Division Championship vs Billings Mustangs, 2–0 Lost PL Championship vs Orem Owlz, 0–2 |
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| 2006 | 34–42 | .447 | 3rd | – | – | — | ||
| 2007 | 48–28 | .632 | 2nd | 1–2 | .333 | Lost Northern Division Championship vs Great Falls White Sox, 1–2 | ||
| 2008 | 35–41 | .461 | 6th | – | – | — | ||
| 2009 | 32–44 | .421 | 6th | – | – | — | ||
| 2010 | 41–34 | .421 | 3rd | 4–1 | .800 | Won North Division Championship vs Great Falls Voyagers, 2–1 Won PL Championship vs Ogden Raptors, 2–0 |
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| 2011 | 30–46 | .395 | 7th | – | – | — | ||
| Totals | 1,215–1,092 | .527 | – | 23–22 | .511 | 4 League Championships | ||
| Note: * Finish denotes overall position in the league standings. | ||||||||
Major Leaguers [edit]
The following is a list of Helena players by year that would eventually play in the Major Leagues:
1978 George Bell, Carmelo Castillo, Wil Culmer, Bob Dernier, Ed Hearn, Alejandro Sánchez, Ryne Sandberg
1979 Jay Baller, Roy Smith
1980 Rocky Childress, Darren Daulton, Marty Decker, Ken Dowell, Tony Ghelfi
1981 Johnny Abrego, Charles Hudson, Jim Olander, Jose Segura
1982 Ken Jackson, Lance McCullers, Johnny Paredes, Wilfredo Tejada
1983 Ricky Jordan, Tom Magrann, Tom Newell
1984 Jack Daugherty, John Trautwein
1985 John Jaha, Russ McGinnis, Randy Veras
1986 George Canale, Brian Drahman, Darryl Hamilton, Gary Sheffield, Greg Vaughn
1987 Frank Bolick, Oreste Marrero, Ángel Miranda, Charlie Montoyo, Jaime Navarro, Dave Nilsson, Troy O'Leary, Steve Sparks, Bill Spiers
1988 Bert Heffernan, Mike Ignasiak, Mark Kiefer
1991 Jeff Cirillo, Mike Matheny, Marshall Boze
1992 Bobby Hughes, Danny Perez, Tim Unroe
1993 Brian Banks, Todd Dunn, Danny Klassen, Mark Loretta, Sean Maloney, Greg Martinez
1994 Antone Williamson, Kelly Wunsch
1995 Robinson Cancel, Geoff Jenkins, Mike Kinkade, Mickey Lopez, Greg Mullins
1996 Allen Levrault, Mark Watson
1997 Jason Childers, Matt Childers, Brian Mallette
1998 Bill Hall, Luis Martinez
2003 Drew Anderson, Carlos Corporán, Tim Dillard, Dana Eveland, Vinny Rottino, Mitch Stetter, Ty Taubenheim
2004 Alcides Escobar
2005 Michael Brantley, Ryan Braun, Lorenzo Cain, Darren Ford, Matt Gamel, Angel Salome, Joe Thatcher
2006 Zach Braddock, Cole Gillespie, Taylor Green, Mike McClendon
2007 Dane De La Rosa, Eric Farris, Eric Fryer, Matt LaPorta, Jonathan Lucroy
2008 Erik Komatsu, Lucas Luetge, Logan Schafer, Wily Peralta
2009 Chris Capuano, Khristopher Davis, Michael Fiers
Roster [edit]
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External links [edit]
- Official Helena Brewers website
- Helena Brewers statistics at The Baseball Cube
- Ballpark Digest – Helena Brewers
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