The Medford Nuggets / Rogues were a Minor League Baseball team based in

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. They were members of the Class D Far West League from 1948 through 1951.

Medford Nuggets

The Medford Nuggets formed part of the Far West League from 1948 through 1949. They were an affiliate of the

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

in 1948 but were unaffiliated in 1949. Some sources list the team as the Medford Dodgers in the 1948 season. The team played their home games at Jackson County Baseball Park (renamed "Miles Field" in 1969) in Medford.

Season-by-season Record

Future major leaguers

Glen Gorbous Glen Edward Gorbous (July 8, 1930 - June 12, 1990)Sports Illust ...

(1949) *

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(1948)

Medford Rogues

The team name was changed to the Medford Rogues the following season, and played under that name from 1950 to 1951. In the

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, Medford's Bear Creek is a tributary of the Rogue River. The Rogues were an affiliate of the

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in 1950 and were unaffiliated in 1951. The team folded in 1951 when they were unable to find a new home field after the ballpark was destroyed in a mysterious fire following a night game on July 3.

Year-by-year record

Future major leaguers

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(1951) * Tommy Nelson (1950)

Later teams in Medford

The Medford franchise was known to have paved the way for future teams in the city like the

Medford Giants The Medford Giants were a minor league baseball team based in Medford, Oregon. The Giants were members of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League from 1967-1968 and were an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. History In early 1967 it was an ...

Medford Dodgers The Medford Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Medford, Oregon, that played in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League from 1969-1971. Prior to 1970, the club played as the Rouge Valley Dodgers. History Rogue Vally Baseball, Inc. ...

, and the Medford A's / Southern Oregon Timberjacks of the

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Class A

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. The

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, a collegiate summer baseball league, fielded a new franchise that began play in the summer of 2013 at

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in Medford.Medford Rogues official website

References

External links

Baseball Reference – Far West League Encyclopedia and History
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