"Denver Bears" redirects here. For the Western League team, see Denver Bears (Western League).
Minor league baseball team
Denver Zephyrs
1955–1992
Denver, Colorado
Team logo
Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Class
Triple-A (1955–1992)
League
American Association (1969–1992)
Pacific Coast League (1963–1968)
American Association (1955–1962)
Major league affiliations
Team
Milwaukee Brewers (1987–1992)
Cincinnati Reds (1985–1986)
Chicago White Sox (1983–1984)
Texas Rangers (1982)
Montreal Expos (1976–1981)
Chicago White Sox (1975)
Houston Astros (1973–1974)
Texas Rangers (1972)
Washington Senators (1970–1971)
Minnesota Twins (1965–1969)
Milwaukee Braves (1963–1964)
Detroit Tigers (1960–1962)
Unaffiliated (1959)
New York Yankees (1955–1958)
Minor league titles
Class titles (2)
1957
1991
League titles (7)
1957
1971
1976
1977
1981
1983
1991
Team data
Name
Denver Zephyrs (1984–1992)
Denver Bears (1955–1983)
Ballpark
Mile High Stadium (1955–1992)
The Denver Zephyrs (formerly the Denver Bears) were a Minor League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They were a Triple-A team that played in the American Association from 1955 to 1962, the Pacific Coast League from 1963 to 1968, and the American Association again from 1969 to 1992. They played their home games at Mile High Stadium.
The Zephyrs won the American Association championship on seven occasions: 1957, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, and 1991. They also won the 1957 Junior World Series and the 1991 Triple-A Classic.
The DenverZephyrs (formerly the Denver Bears) were a Minor League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They were a Triple-A team that...
meantime, after the success of the 3-car and 4-car Pioneer Zephyr, Twin Zephyrs, and Mark Twain Zephyrs, the Burlington had ordered two pairs of longer stainless...
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1998. The Zephyrs won the 1998 PCL championship and went on to win the Triple-A World Series against the Buffalo Bisons, 3–1. The Zephyrs were also slated...
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improved when Coors Brewing Company became a limited partner with the AAA DenverZephyrs. In 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion (along...
Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado; and were co-tenants in the spring with the Triple-A DenverZephyrs baseball team (Denver Bears prior to 1984)....
championship. The AZL Brewers won the 1990 Arizona League championship. The DenverZephyrs won the 1991 American Association championship. The Stockton Ports won...
and been based in the state of Colorado: Colorado Rockies DenverZephyrs (previously the Denver Bears; also played in the Pacific Coast League. Moved to...
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (reporting mark DRGW), often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad...
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trains: the DenverZephyr, which operated daily between Chicago and Denver, and the City of San Francisco, which operated thrice-weekly between Denver and Oakland...
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division with an 80–62 record. They won the AA championship versus the DenverZephyrs, 4–3. The 1987 team placed second in the division, which gave them for...
Gregory Lamont Vaughn (born July 3, 1965) is an American former baseball left fielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1989–1996), San Diego Padres...
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The Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Colorado & Southern Railway and the Fort Worth & Denver Railway (both subsidiaries of the...
went from Double-A to the majors. In 134 games for the El Paso Diablos and Denver, he batted .327 with 28 homers and 118 RBIs. Sheffield was called up from...
1986 was the Rookie of the Year and AAA Player of the Year with the DenverZephyrs. In all, he played only 177 minor league games in his professional career...
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