Niagara Falls Citizens

Niagara Falls Citizens
Niagara Falls Citizens
1939–1951; (1939–1940, 1946–1947, 1950–1951); Niagara Falls, New York ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class C (1946–1947, 1950–1951); Class D (1939–1940);
Previous leagues	Middle Atlantic League (1946–1947, 1950–1951); Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (1939–1940);
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Philadelphia Athletics (1947); Cleveland Indians (1939);
Minor league titles
League titles	1 (1951)
Team data
Previous names	Niagara Falls Citizens (1950–1951); Niagara Falls Frontiers (1946–1947); Niagara Falls Rainbows (1939–1940);
Previous parks	Sal Maglie Stadium

The Niagara Falls Citizens were a minor league baseball club, based in Niagara Falls, New York. The franchise can be traced back to 1939 when the Niagara Falls Rainbows were established and played as a charter member of the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League. The team was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians in 1939. However, on July 13, 1940, the team relocated to Jamestown, New York to become the Jamestown Falcons.

Niagara Falls went without a team until 1946, when the Niagara Falls Frontiers were established. The team played in the Middle Atlantic League as an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946 and 1947. However the team disbanded after a first-round playoff loss in 1947. Finally, the city fielded the Niagara Falls Citizens in 1950 to continue play in the Middle Atlantic League. In 1951 the Citizens won the league's final title, before disbanding.

Each of the Niagara Falls teams played their home games at Sal Maglie Stadium.

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1939	44-59	5th	Tim Murchison
1940	22-30	NA	Joe O'Rourke & Joe Savant	Team moved to Jamestown on July 13, 1940
1946	64-66	4th	George Proechel & Bill Mongiello	Lost League Finals
1947	68-55	2nd	Steve Mizerak	Lost in 1st round
1950	48-69	6th	Mike Ulicny^[1] & Walter Chipple
1951	74-47	2nd	James Davis	League Champs

Notable alumni

Sal Maglie (1940) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1950 NL ERA Leader

References

Falls&state=NY&country=US&empty=0 Baseball Reference Niagara Falls, New York

^ "Mike Ulicny Signs Manager's Pact". Fort Lauderdale News. February 27, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved July 18, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

[1] "Mike Ulicny Signs Manager's Pact". Fort Lauderdale News. February 27, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved July 18, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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