Bristol Pirates

Bristol Pirates Founded in 1969 Bristol, Virginia
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Appalachian League
Division	West
Major league affiliations
Current	Pittsburgh Pirates (2014-present)
Previous	Chicago White Sox (1995-2013) Detroit Tigers (1969-1994)
Minor league titles
League titles (6)	1972 1974 1977 1985 1998 2002
Division titles (3)	1985 1998 2002
Team data
Nickname	Bristol Pirates (2014-present)
Previous names	Bristol White Sox (1995-2013) Bristol Tigers (1969-1994) Bristol Scooter Doggies (alternate name)
Ballpark	Boyce Cox Field at DeVault Memorial Stadium
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Pittsburgh Pirates Bristol Baseball, Incorporated
Manager	Edgar Varela
General Manager	Mahlon Luttrell

The Bristol Pirates are a minor league baseball team in Bristol, Virginia, USA. They are a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. As of October 16, 2013, they are owned by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The team plays home games at DeVault Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1969, Devault Memorial Stadium seats 2,000 fans. The team was previously affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, and a previous manager was retired Tigers manager Jim Leyland. They were a farm team of the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 2013 as the Bristol White Sox.

The team is operated by a non-profit organization, Bristol Baseball, Incorporated (BBI). BBI has no full-time paid staff, instead relying on a volunteer board and General Manager to keep and promote professional baseball in Bristol.

Roster

Bristol Pirates roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 23 Jess Amedee -- Daniel Bard -- Vince Deyzel 19 Miguel Ferreras ‡ 24 Scooter Hightower 30 Gage Hinsz 36 Neil Kozikowski  2 Christian Mota 27 Billy Roth 28 Mike Wallace		Catchers Infielders  7 Trae Arbet 29 Julio De La Cruz 10 Jordan George 25 Raul Siri Outfielders 34 Nick Buckner 13 Edgar Figueroa 52 Henrry Rosario 17 Sandy Santos		Manager  6 Edgar Varela Coaches -- Tom Filer (pitching) 12 Austin McClune (hitting) 10px 7-day disabled list * On Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated April 13, 2016 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players

Season-by-season record

Bristol Tigers (Appalachian League)
Year
	Record	Win %	Finish*	Manager	Playoffs
1969	34-34	.500	3rd South	Bill Lajoie	none
1970	26-31	.464	5th AL	Al Lakeman	none
1971	31-35	.470	3rd South	Jim Leyland	none
1972	40-28	.588	1st AL	Joe Lewis	League Champs No playoffs
1973	24-45	.348	7th AL	Joe Lewis	none
1974	52-17	.754	1st North	Joe Lewis	League Champs No playoffs
1975	37-31	.544	3rd South	Joe Lewis	none
1976	35-32	.522	2nd South	Joe Lewis	none
1977	43-26	.614	2nd AL	Joe Lewis	League Champs No playoffs
1978	35-34	.507	3rd AL	Joe Lewis	none
1979	19-50	.275	6th AL	Joe Lewis	none
1980	36-33	.522	2nd AL	Tom Kotchman	none
1981	29-41	.414	5th AL	Joe Lewis	none
1982	28-36	.438	3rd South	Boots Day	none
1983	34-38	.472	3rd AL	Boots Day	none
1984	37-33	.529	2nd South	Hal Dyer	none
1985	44-25	.638	1st AL	Tom Burgess	League Champs No playoffs
1986	35-34	.507	3rd South	Tom Gamboa
1987	20-49	.290	4th South	Rick Magnante
1988	46-27	.630	2nd South	Rick Magnante	Lost 1 game playoff
1989	28-39	.418	5th South	Rubén Amaro, Sr.
1990	22-46	.324	10th AL	Ken Cunningham
1991	22-44	.333	5th South	Juan Lopez
1992	33-35	.485	3rd South	Mark Wagner
1993	28-39	.418	4th South	Ruben Amaro, Sr.
1994	27-36	.429	4th South	Kevin Bradshaw
Bristol White Sox (Appalachian League)
1995	28-39	.418	4th South	Chris Cron
1996	17-51	.450	4th South	Nick Capra
1997	30-38	.441	4th West	Nick Capra
1998	42-24	.636	1st West	Nick Capra	League Champs
1999	45-24	.652	2nd West	Gary Pellant
2000	34-33	.507	4th South	R.J. Reynolds
2001	38-26	.594	2nd South	John Orton
2002	43-25	.632	1st South	Nick Leyva	League Champs
2003	33-33	.500	6th AL	Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2004	27-38	.415	5th West	Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2005	30-36	.455	2nd West	Jerry Hairston, Sr.
2006	22-42	.344	5th West	Nick Leyva
2007	25-43	.368	4th West	Bobby Thigpen
2008	34-30	.531	3rd West	Bobby Thigpen
2009	27-39	.409	4th West	Ryan Newman
2010	32-36	.471	3rd West	Ryan Newman
2011	24-44	.353	5th West	Pete Rose Jr.
2012	19-46	.292	5th West	Pete Rose Jr.
2013	20-45	.308	5th West	Mike Gellinger
Bristol Pirates (Appalachian League)
2014	22-46	.324	5th West	Edgar Varela
2015	29-36	.446	4th West	Edgar Varela

See also

• Current and former players (1995-present)
• Former players (1969-1994)

External links

• Bristol Pirates Official Site