Bristol Pirates

Bristol Pirates Founded in 1969 Bristol, Virginia
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Appalachian League
Division	West
Major league affiliations
Current	Pittsburgh Pirates (2014-present)
Previous	Chicago White Sox (1995-2013) Detroit Tigers (1969-1994)
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1972 1974 1977 1985 1998 2002
Division titles (3)	1985 1998 2002
Team data
Nickname	Bristol Pirates (2014-present)
Previous names	Bristol White Sox (1995-2013) Bristol Tigers (1969-1994) Bristol Scooter Doggies (alternate name)
Ballpark	Boyce Cox Field at DeVault Memorial Stadium
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Pittsburgh Pirates Bristol Baseball, Incorporated
Manager	Edgar Varela
General Manager	Mahlon Luttrell

The Bristol Pirates are a minor league baseball team in Bristol, Virginia, USA. They are a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. As of October 16, 2013, they are owned by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[1]

The team plays home games at DeVault Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1969, Devault Memorial Stadium seats 2,000 fans. The team was previously affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, and a previous manager was retired Tigers manager Jim Leyland. They were a farm team of the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 2013 as the Bristol White Sox.

The team is operated by a non-profit organization, Bristol Baseball, Incorporated (BBI). BBI has no full-time paid staff, instead relying on a volunteer board and General Manager to keep and promote professional baseball in Bristol.

Roster

Bristol Pirates roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 23 Jess Amedee 41 Palmer Betts 45 Christopher De Leon 51 Mervin Del Rosario -- Vince Deyzel 19 Miguel Ferreras 24 Scooter Hightower 30 Gage Hinsz 14 Mitch Keller 36 Neil Kozikowski 37 Marek Minarik  2 Christian Mota 27 Billy Roth 38 Logan Sendelbach 39 Trey Supak 47 Dan Urbina 28 Mike Wallace		Catchers 35 John Bormann 18 Erik Lunde 54 Tomas Morales Infielders  7 Trae Arbet 31 Bealyn Chourio 29 Julio De La Cruz 10 Jordan George  3 Carlos Ozuna 25 Raul Siri Outfielders 34 Nick Buckner 13 Edgar Figueroa 52 Henrry Rosario 17 Sandy Santos 15 Enyel Vallejo		Manager  6 Edgar Varela Coaches -- Tom Filer (pitching) 12 Austin McClune (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated December 26, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players

Season-by-season record

Bristol Tigers (Appalachian League)
Year
	Record	Win %	Finish*	Manager	Playoffs
1969	34-34	.500	3rd South	Bill Lajoie	none
1970	26-31	.464	5th AL	Al Lakeman	none
1971	31-35	.470	3rd South	Jim Leyland	none
1972	40-28	.588	1st AL	Joe Lewis	League Champs No playoffs
1973	24-45	.348	7th AL	Joe Lewis	none
1974	52-17	.754	1st North	Joe Lewis	League Champs No playoffs
1975	37-31	.544	3rd South	Joe Lewis	none
1976	35-32	.522	2nd South	Joe Lewis	none
1977	43-26	.614	2nd AL	Joe Lewis	League Champs No playoffs
1978	35-34	.507	3rd AL	Joe Lewis	none
1979	19-50	.275	6th AL	Joe Lewis	none
1980	36-33	.522	2nd AL	Tom Kotchman	none
1981	29-41	.414	5th AL	Joe Lewis	none
1982	28-36	.438	3rd South	Boots Day	none
1983	34-38	.472	3rd AL	Boots Day	none
1984	37-33	.529	2nd South	Hal Dyer	none
1985	44-25	.638	1st AL	Tom Burgess	League Champs No playoffs
1986	35-34	.507	3rd South	Tom Gamboa
1987	20-49	.290	4th South	Rick Magnante
1988	46-27	.630	2nd South	Rick Magnante	Lost 1 game playoff
1989	28-39	.418	5th South	Rubén Amaro, Sr.
1990	22-46	.324	10th AL	Ken Cunningham
1991	22-44	.333	5th South	Juan Lopez
1992	33-35	.485	3rd South	Mark Wagner
1993	28-39	.418	4th South	Ruben Amaro, Sr.
1994	27-36	.429	4th South	Kevin Bradshaw
Bristol White Sox (Appalachian League)
1995	28-39	.418	4th South	Chris Cron
1996	17-51	.450	4th South	Nick Capra
1997	30-38	.441	4th West	Nick Capra
1998	42-24	.636	1st West	Nick Capra	League Champs
1999	45-24	.652	2nd West	Gary Pellant
2000	34-33	.507	4th South	R.J. Reynolds
2001	38-26	.594	2nd South	John Orton
2002	43-25	.632	1st South	Nick Leyva	League Champs
2003	33-33	.500	6th AL	Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2004	27-38	.415	5th West	Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2005	30-36	.455	2nd West	Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2006	22-42	.344	5th West	Nick Leyva
2007	25-43	.368	4th West	Bobby Thigpen
2008	34-30	.531	3rd West	Bobby Thigpen
2009	27-39	.409	4th West	Ryan Newman
2010	32-36	.471	3rd West	Ryan Newman
2011	24-44	.353	5th West	Pete Rose Jr.
2012	19-46	.292	5th West	Pete Rose Jr.
2013	20-45	.308	5th West	Mike Gellinger
Bristol Pirates (Appalachian League)
2014	22-46	.324	5th West	Edgar Varela
2015	29-36	.446	4th West	Edgar Varela

See also

• Current and former players (1995-present)
• Former players (1969-1994)

References

1. Hill, Benjamin (October 16, 2013). "Pirates return to Bristol, Appy League". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

External links

• Bristol Pirates Official Site