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Schenectady Blue Jays History

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Goals-The goal of The Schenectady Blue Jays Organization is to provide a competitive baseball experience with providing the necessary tools and outlooks to be successful in Baseball and Life.

History – The Schenectady Blue Jays were founded at the beginning of the post-World War II boom in minor league baseball. Schenectady had previously been represented by a team in the Negro leagues, the Mohawk Giants (1913–1914),[2] and by the Schenectady Electricians and Schenectady Frog Alleys of the New York State League (1895–1904) and the Eastern Association (1909).[2]
The Phillies, purchased during the war by the R. R. M. Carpenter family, began to build out their farm system in 1946 and added Schenectady to their roster of affiliates. The nickname Blue Jays became the Phillies' secondary moniker before the start of the 1944 season and was common to at least two other Philadelphia farm teams, the Class C Salina Blue Jays and Class D Green Bay Blue Jays. The 1946 Schenectady Jays finished seventh in the eight-team Can-Am League. But the 1947 edition, managed by Leon Riley, father of future National Basketball Association player, coach and executive Pat Riley, won the league pennant by 13 games and the playoff championship; it drew over 146,000 fans, almost 60,000 more than the second-most-popular Can-Am League team.[3]
After the 1950 season, the Phillies replaced their Eastern League affiliate, the Utica Blue Sox, with the Schenectady Blue Jays, who moved up two levels to Class A, which was then almost equivalent to today's Double-A ranking. Schenectady won the Eastern League championship in 1956 and finished a strong second in 1957, but attendance had fallen to below 60,000[3] and the Phillies transferred their affiliation to the Williamsport Grays for 1958, thus ending the Blue Jays' 12-year lifespan. (Wikipedia)
After a long hiatus, Bob Godlewski started the Schenectady Blue Jays program back up in the 90's. The program had years of success before taking another break until now.

Commitment – We are committed to providing our athletes with the highest standard of baseball in the area. We are developing young men and women to be not only the best athletes they can be , but also the best people they can be!