The Pawtucket Slaters were a minor-league baseball team based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From 1946 through 1949, the team played its games at McCoy Stadium as a member of the class-B New England League, and was affiliated with the

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of the National League. The Slaters made the league playoffs in each season of their four-year existence; in each case, they were eliminated in the first round, including three consecutive playoff losses at the hands of the eventual league champion Nashua Dodgers. The Slaters were preceded in the New England League by the

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(1894–1896), Pawtucket Phenoms (1897) and Pawtucket Tigers (1898) and

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. Pawtucket led the New England League in attendance in 1947. The team disbanded with the league after the 1949 season.

Season-by-season record

Notable alumni

* Dave Cole * George Crowe * Ernie Johnson * Don Liddle * Johnny Logan *

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References

*David Borges, ''The Pawtucket Red Sox'' (Images of Baseball). Arcadia Publications, 2002.

External links

"New England League 1946–1949"
Defunct minor league baseball teams Professional baseball teams in Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island Boston Braves minor league affiliates Defunct baseball teams in Rhode Island Baseball teams established in 1946 Baseball teams disestablished in 1949 1946 establishments in Rhode Island 1949 disestablishments in Rhode Island {{RhodeIsland-baseball-team-stub