The Vandergrift Pioneers were a minor league baseball team based in

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, approximately northeast of Pittsburgh. Early in the 20th century, it had the largest sheet steel mill in the world. On June 28, 1915, the Borough of Vandergrift ...

from 1947 until 1950. The team played in the

Middle Atlantic League The Middle Atlantic League (or Mid-Atlantic League) was a lower-level circuit in American minor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century. History The Middle Atlantic League played from 1925 through 1951, with t ...

and won the league title in 1947. The club was also a class-C affiliate of the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

throughout its existence. The Pioneers formally disbanded on July 20, 1950.

Year-by-year record

{{Middle Atlantic League , state=collapsed Baseball teams established in 1947 Baseball teams disestablished in 1950 Defunct minor league baseball teams Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates 1947 establishments in Pennsylvania 1950 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Middle Atlantic League teams