COLUMBUS CLIPPERS

The 'Columbus Clippers' are the AAA baseball affiliate of the National League Washington Nationals. The Clippers are members of the International League and play at Cooper Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The team and Cooper Stadium are owned by the government of Franklin County, Ohio.
The Clippers franchise was born in 1977 as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, changing its affiliation to the New York Yankees in 1979. The franchise, however, traces its post-World War II roots to the Jersey City Giants, who played from 1937 through 1950.
The Jersey City team moved to Ottawa, Ontario, in 1951 and played in Canada's capital for four seasons. At the close of the 1954 season, the Columbus Red Birds, the longtime American Association affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, moved to Omaha, Nebraska, opening up the valuable Columbus territory. The struggling Ottawa franchise claimed it, and Columbus joined the International League in 1955. This team eventually affiliated with the Pirates and became the Columbus 'Jets.' When the Jets encountered stadium problems after the 1970 campaign, they moved to Charleston, West Virginia as the Charleston Charlies from 1971-76. With the availability of Cooper Stadium, the former Jets were lured back to the Ohio capital, and the Clippers were launched in 1977. In 1979, the Clippers became the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, beginning a 28 year relationship that ended in 2006. For 2007, the Clippers became the AAA affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
In February of 2006, plans were announced for a new stadium to be built in the Arena District of downtown Columbus at the corner of Neil Ave. and Nationwide Blvd. The stadium which will be called Huntington Park, is named for Huntington Bancshares Inc. which has purchased the naming rights. Play is expected to begin at the new stadium in the 2009 season.

Contents

Postseason results

2007 roster

Alumni

Notes

External links

Postseason results

The Clippers have won the Governors' Cup, the championship of the IL, 7 times, and played in the championship series 10 times.

★ 1979 - Defeated Syracuse

★ 1980 - Defeated Toledo

★ 1981 - Defeated Richmond

★ 1985 - Lost to Tidewater

★ 1987 - Defeated Tidewater

★ 1990 - Lost to Rochester

★ 1991 - Defeated Pawtucket

★ 1992 - Defeated Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons

★ 1996 - Defeated Rochester

★ 1997 - Lost to Rochester

2007 roster

''As of July 27, 2007''

'Pitchers (13)' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

'Catchers (2)' ★ ★

'Infielders (6)' ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

'Outfielders (4)' ★ ★ ★ ★

Alumni

★ Melky Cabrera

★ Chien-Ming Wang

★ Robinson Canó

★ Bubba Crosby

★ Derek Jeter

★ Don Mattingly

★ Andy Pettitte

★ Andy Phillips

★ Jorge Posada

★ Dave Righetti

★ Mariano Rivera

★ Alfonso Soriano

★ Bernie Williams

★ Darryl Strawberry

★ Carlos Pena

Notes

External links

★ Columbus Clippers web site

★ Columbus Clippers page at The Baseball Cube

★ Columbus Clippers Roster, Splits, and Situational Stats