Oak Ridge Pioneers

Minor league baseball team

Oak Ridge Pioneers

* 1954
* Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Minor league affiliations
Class| Class C
League| Mountain States League
Major league affiliations
Team| Unaffiliated
Minor league titles
League titles (0)| None
Team data
Ballpark| Ridgeview Park
Manager| Bert Niehoff

The Oak Ridge Pioneers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class C Mountain States League in 1954.[1] They were located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and played their home games at Ridgeview Park.[2] Bert Niehoff, a former Major League Baseball second baseman,[3] served as the Pioneers' manager and general manager.[4]

Oak Ridge lost its season opener on April 24 to the Maryville-Alcoa Twins, 6–1, before 2,800 people in attendance at Ridgeview Park.[5] They won the next night on the road, defeating the Twins, 5–4.[6] The Pioneers were one of three teams in the eight-team circuit still playing when the league disbanded on July 20.[7] They compiled a win–loss record of 35–43 (.449), placing sixth out of seven teams, in their only season of competition.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "1954 Oak Ridge Pioneers". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
2. ^ "1954 Oak Ridge Pioneers Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
3. ^ "Bert Niehoff Stats". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
4. ^ Wells, Gene (April 4, 1954). "Pioneers Get M-A in Opener". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Twins Spoil Ridge Opener". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. April 25, 1954. p. B-4 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Minor Loop Standings". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville. April 26, 1954. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Mountain States League Calls It Quits". The Jackson Sun. Jackson. July 21, 1954. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "1954 Mountain States League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

## External links

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* Statistics from Baseball-Reference