Class C (1953–1955) Class B (1956–1957) Class D (1958–1961)
League
Longhorn League (1953–1955) Southwestern League (1956–1957) Sophomore League (1958–1961)
Major league affiliations
Team
Chicago Cubs (1958–1961)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
1953
Wild card berths (3)
1954
1955
1959
Team data
Name
Carlsbad Potashers (1953–1961)
Ballpark
Montgomery Field (1953–1961)
The Carlsbad Potashers were a minor league baseball team based in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad teams played as members of the Longhorn League from 1953 to 1955, Southwestern League in 1956 and 1957 and Sophomore League from 1958 to 1961, winning the 1953 league championship. Carlsbad played as a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs from 1958 to 1961 and hosted home games at Montgomery Field.
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.
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