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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name = Carlsbad Potashers
| name =Carlsbad Potashers
| firstseason = 1953
| firstseason =1953
| lastseason = 1961
| lastseason =1961
| allyears =
| allyears =
| city = Carlsbad, New Mexico
| city =Carlsbad, New Mexico
| logo =
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| past class level = Class D (1958–1961) <br>Class B (1956–1957)<br> Class C (1953–1955)
| class level =[[Class C (baseball)|Class C]] (1953–1955)<br>[[Class B (baseball)|Class B]] (1956–1957)<br> [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] (1958–1961)
| past league = [[Sophomore League]] (1958–1961)<br>[[Southwestern League]] (1956–1957)<br> [[Longhorn League]] (1953–1955)
| league =[[Longhorn League]] (1953–1955)<br>[[Southwestern League]] (1956–1957)<br> [[Sophomore League]] (1958–1961)
| pastmajorleague = [[Chicago Cubs]] (1958–1961)
| majorleague =[[Chicago Cubs]] (1958–1961)
| nickname ='''Carlsbad Potashers''' (1953–1961)
| nickname ='''Carlsbad Potashers''' (1953–1961)
| ballpark =Montgomery Field (1953–1961)
| ballpark =Montgomery Field (1953–1961)
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| classchamps =1
| leaguenum =1953
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The '''Carlsbad Potashers''' was a [[minor league baseball]] franchise in [[Carlsbad, New Mexico]]. Carlsbad played as members of the [[Sophomore League]] (1958–1961), [[Southwestern League]] (1956–1957) and [[Longhorn League]] (1953–1955). Carlsbad was an affiliate of the [[Chicago Cubs]] (1958–1961). The team moniker derives from potash mining.
The '''Carlsbad Potashers''' was a [[minor league baseball]] team base in [[Carlsbad, New Mexico]] from 1953 to 1961. Carlsbad teams played as members of the [[Longhorn League]] (1953–1955), [[Southwestern League]] (1956–1957) and [[Sophomore League]] (1958–1961).
Carlsbad teams were a minor league affiliate of the [[Chicago Cubs]] from 1958 to 1961.


In 1959, at Montgomery Field in Carlsbad, Potasher player Gil Carter hit a home run claimed have traveled 733 feet, possibly the longest in professional baseball history.
In 1959, at Montgomery Field in Carlsbad, Potasher player Gil Carter hit a home run claimed have traveled 733 feet, possibly the longest in professional baseball history.


==History==
==History==
Carlsbad played in the Class D [[Sophomore League]] (1958–1961), the Class B [[Southwestern League]] (1956–1957) and the Class C [[Longhorn League]] (1953–1955).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Carlsbad, New Mexico Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
The Carlsbad Potshers began minor league play in 1953. Carlsbad teams played as members of the Class C [[Longhorn League]] level (1953–1955), the Class B ;eve [[Southwestern League]] (1956–1957) and Class D level [[Sophomore League]] (1958–1961).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Carlsbad, New Mexico Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>


In their first season, the 1953 Potashers finished 80–52 and captured the Longhorn League Championship. The 1954 and 1959 teams lost in the league Finals.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Carlsbad_Potashers|title=Carlsbad Potashers - BR Bullpen|website=www.baseball-reference.com}}</ref>
In their first season, the 1953 Potashers finished with a record of 80–52 and captured the Longhorn League Championship. The 1954 and 1959 teams lost in the league Finals.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Carlsbad_Potashers|title=Carlsbad Potashers - BR Bullpen|website=www.baseball-reference.com}}</ref>


The Potashers attendance was 83,462 in their first season of 1953, an average of 1,265 per game. In their last season, 1961, they drew 14,974 an average of 236 per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-425|title=Montgomery Field in Carlsbad, NM history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>
The Potashers attendance was 83,462 in their first season of 1953, an average of 1,265 per game. In their last season, 1961, they drew 14,974 an average of 236 per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-425|title=Montgomery Field in Carlsbad, NM history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}</ref>
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==The ballpark==
==The ballpark==
The Potashers played at '''Montgomery Field'''. Montgomery Field had a capacity of 2,500 and dimensions of (Left, Center, Right) 340–390–340. The ballpark is no longer in existence.<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalballparks.com/Cubs.html|title=Chicago Cubs Minor League Affiliations and Baseball Stadium History|website=digitalballparks.com}}</ref>
The Potashers were noted to have played home games at '''Montgomery Field'''. Montgomery Field had a capacity of 2,500 and dimensions of (Left, Center, Right) 340–390–340. The ballpark is no longer in existence.<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalballparks.com/Cubs.html|title=Chicago Cubs Minor League Affiliations and Baseball Stadium History|website=digitalballparks.com}}</ref>
==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}
* Gil Carter (1957-1959) Inducted National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame (2015)
*Gil Carter (1957–1959) Inducted National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame (2015)
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* [[Billy Connors]] (1961)
* [[Merv Connors]] (1953)
*[[Billy Connors]] (1961)
⚫
*[[Merv Connors]] (1953)
⚫
* [[Jimmy Stewart (baseball)|Jimmy Stewart]] (1960)
*[[Jonas Gaines]] (1956–1957)
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* [[Thurman Tucker]] (1955–1956) MLB All-Star
*[[Bob Raudman]]
*[[René Solís]]
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*[[Jimmy Stewart (baseball)|Jimmy Stewart]] (1960)
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*[[Thurman Tucker]] (1955–1956) MLB All-Star
*[[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]]
{{Div col end}}
==See also==
[[:Category:Carlsbad Potashers players|Carlsbad Potashers players]]
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}



[[Category:Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates]]
[[Category:Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates]]

Revision as of 12:49, 21 September 2021

Carlsbad Potashers
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass C (1953–1955)
Class B (1956–1957)
Class D (1958–1961)
LeagueLonghorn League (1953–1955)
Southwestern League (1956–1957)
Sophomore League (1958–1961)
Major league affiliations
TeamChicago Cubs (1958–1961)
Minor league titles
Class titles 1
Team data
NameCarlsbad Potashers (1953–1961)
BallparkMontgomery Field (1953–1961)

The Carlsbad Potashers was a minor league baseball team base in Carlsbad, New Mexico from 1953 to 1961. Carlsbad teams played as members of the Longhorn League (1953–1955), Southwestern League (1956–1957) and Sophomore League (1958–1961).

Carlsbad teams were a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs from 1958 to 1961.

In 1959, at Montgomery Field in Carlsbad, Potasher player Gil Carter hit a home run claimed have traveled 733 feet, possibly the longest in professional baseball history.

History

The Carlsbad Potshers began minor league play in 1953. Carlsbad teams played as members of the Class C Longhorn League level (1953–1955), the Class B ;eve Southwestern League (1956–1957) and Class D level Sophomore League (1958–1961).[1]

In their first season, the 1953 Potashers finished with a record of 80–52 and captured the Longhorn League Championship. The 1954 and 1959 teams lost in the league Finals.[2]

The Potashers attendance was 83,462 in their first season of 1953, an average of 1,265 per game. In their last season, 1961, they drew 14,974 an average of 236 per game.[3]

Gil Carter: Possibly longest home run in history

As reported in The Sporting News, Potashers player Gil Carter hit a majestic home run at Montgomery Field in 1959: "On a hot August night in 1959, former heavyweight boxer Gil Carter smashed a pitch through Carlsbad's high-elevated air and out of Montgomery Field. The ball carried over the left field wall, soared past two city streets and landed in a peach tree. A newspaper reporter later took an aerial photo from a plane and used the picture to estimate the ball traveled 733 feet. Carter's hometown paper, The Topeka Capital-Journal, said "the blast is considered the longest home run in baseball history."[4][5][6][7][8][9]

The official scorer estimated the home run to have traveled 650 feet. However, aerial photographs measurements put the distance at 700-733 feet, which would make it the longest home run ever hit in professional baseball. The ball itself was signed by Carter and notes the distance of 733 feet.[10]

Gil Carter was inducted into the National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame in 2015.[9][11]

The ballpark

The Potashers were noted to have played home games at Montgomery Field. Montgomery Field had a capacity of 2,500 and dimensions of (Left, Center, Right) 340–390–340. The ballpark is no longer in existence.[2][12]

Notable alumni

See also

Carlsbad Potashers players

References

  1. ^ "Carlsbad, New Mexico Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b "Carlsbad Potashers - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  3. ^ "Montgomery Field in Carlsbad, NM history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  4. ^ "Where was baseball's longest home run? A five-city mystery". Sporting News. 11 January 2016.
  5. ^ "This Day in History - MiLB.com History - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  6. ^ "The longest homerun in baseball history was measured at 733 ft". 5 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Elysian Fields Quarterly - The Baseball Review". www.efqreview.com.
  8. ^ "Gil Carter".
  9. ^ a b https://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/nbc-baseball/article28720216.html
  10. ^ "Gil Carter home run baseball - Kansas Memory - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
  11. ^ "National Baseball Congress Hall Of Fame".
  12. ^ "Chicago Cubs Minor League Affiliations and Baseball Stadium History". digitalballparks.com.
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