Western Association (1938–1942, 1946–1949, 1951–1953)
Major league affiliations
Team
New York Giants (1938–1942, 1946–1949) Cleveland Indians (1951–1952)
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
1942
Conference titles (3)
1939
1942
1946
Wild card berths (5)
1938
1940
1941
1948
1949
Team data
Name
Fort Smith Giants (1938–1942, 1946–1949) Fort Smith Indians (1951–1952) Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins (1953)
Ballpark
Andrews Field (1938–1942, 1946–1949, 1951–1953)
The Fort Smith Giants were a minor league baseball team based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Giants played as member of the Class C level Western Association from 1938 to 1942 and 1946 to 1949, winning the 1942 league championship and three league pennants. The Fort Smith Giants were a minor league affiliate of the New York Giants. In 1951 and 1952 Fort Smith became a Cleveland Indians affiliate and adopted their nickname. Fort Smith played a final Western Association season in 1953 as an unaffiliated team, known as the "Fort Smith-Van Buren Twins." The Fort Smith Western Association league teams all hosted home minor league games at Andrews Field.
Baseball Hall of Fame member Freddie Lindstrom managed the Giants in 1942, leading the team to the league championship.
The FortSmithGiants were a minor league baseball team based in FortSmith, Arkansas. The Giants played as member of the Class C level Western Association...
The FortSmith Twins (later known as the FortSmithGiants) were a minor league baseball team in FortSmith, Arkansas that existed in various incarnations...
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was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants. "Red Tramback Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved...
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976. Lindstrom debuted in MLB for the Giants in 1924. In 1930, Giants manager John McGraw ranked Lindstrom ninth among the top 20...
one game for the New York Giants on June 4, 1938. He pitched in one inning in relief, allowing two earned runs in the Giants' 2–11 loss to the Cincinnati...
five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1954 to 1958, for the New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles, mostly as a third baseman or shortstop. He threw...
through 1956, and appeared briefly in the Major Leagues for the 1954 New York Giants. The native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, batted left-handed, threw...
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with the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators. Samford was born in Dallas, Texas. Originally signed by the Giants in 1948, he made his...
who played in the Major Leagues from 1946 through 1953 for the New York Giants, Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs. He earned his nickname from a character...
three seasons in the majors, between 1940 and 1943–1944, for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. Career statistics and player information from...
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Springfield Giants (leading them to the playoffs both times), in 1947 he managed the Trenton Giants and in 1948 he managed the FortSmithGiants. From 1939...
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played. The Giants signed Buddy Kerr out of George Washington High School in New York City. The team assigned Kerr to the FortSmithGiants of the Western...
Giants of the Northeast Arkansas League in 1938. He had a 13–1 record and 2.02 ERA, both the best in the league that year. He was moved to the Fort Smith...
Andrews began his professional career in 1942 with the minor league FortSmithGiants of the Class-C Western Association. His career was soon interrupted...
weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). Although he was originally signed by the New York Giants, Hooper came to the majors with the 1950 Philadelphia Athletics and promptly...
2001) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants (1943), Chicago Cubs (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1947). Following his...
who played in four games in the major leagues for the New York Giants in 1946. Born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet...
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