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Albany Polecats

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Albany Polecats
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass A (1992–1995)
LeagueSouth Atlantic League (1992–1995)
DivisionSouthern Division
Major league affiliations
Team
Minor league titles
League titles None
Division titles None
Team data
NameAlbany Polecats (1992–1995)
ColorsBlack, silver, white[1]
     
BallparkPolecat Park (1992–1995)

The Albany Polecats were a minor league baseball team in Albany, Georgia. They were a Class A team that played in the South Atlantic League and were a farm team affiliated with both the Montreal Expos and the Baltimore Orioles during the franchise's tenure in Albany. They played all of their home games at the Paul Eames Sports Complex. While at Paul Eames Sports Complex during their tenure, the stadium was dubbed "Polecat Park," even though the venue was officially named after Paul Eames,[2] a minor-league baseball legend.[3] During the team's four years in the South Atlantic League, the Polecats never finished higher than eighth overall in the fourteen-team league. Subpar performance coupled with poor attendance proved too much to bear for the struggling franchise. Prior the 1996 season, the Albany Polecats were sold and moved north to Salisbury, Maryland, where the franchise became the current-day Delmarva Shorebirds.[4]

List of Albany Polecats players in the MLB

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All players are listed in alphabetical order by their surname, with the year(s) they played for Albany in parentheses.

Year-by-year record

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Year Parent club League Division W–L Win % Place Manager Postseason Attendance Source
Albany Polecats
1992 Montreal Expos SAL Southern 72-70 .507 3rd Lorenzo Bundy - 97,810 [5]
1993 Baltimore Orioles SAL Southern 71-71 .500 4th Mike O'Berry - 140,140 [6]
1994 Baltimore Orioles SAL South 63-74 .460 4th Butch Wynegar - 124,520 [7][8]
1995 Montreal Expos SAL South 62-78 .443 5th Doug Sisson - 91,289 [9][10]
Totals 268-293 .478 453,759

References

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  1. ^ "South Atlantic League Official Colors (1980 through present)". TruColor.net. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Paul Eames Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ "Cardinal Park". The Alabama Florida League Web Site. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006.
  4. ^ Baker, Kent (September 21, 1995). "South Atlantic League will have Delmarva Shorebirds next season Kirk group buying team, will move it to Salisbury". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "1992 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "1993 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "1994 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "1994 Minor League Baseball attendance". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "1995 Albany Polecats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "1995 Minor League Baseball attendance". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 15, 2025.