Indianapolis Indians

Indianapolis Indians
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassTriple-A (1946–present)
Previous classes
LeagueInternational League (1998–present)
DivisionWest Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamPittsburgh Pirates (2005–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
Class titles (7)
  • 1917
  • 1928
  • 1949
  • 1956
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 2000
League titles (14)
  • 1902
  • 1908
  • 1917
  • 1928
  • 1949
  • 1956
  • 1963
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1994
  • 2000
Division titles (13)
  • 1963
  • 1971
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 2000
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2015
  • 2017
Wild card berths (1)
  • 2005
Team data
NameIndianapolis Indians (1902–present)
ColorsRed, black, silver, white
       
MascotRowdie[1]
BallparkVictory Field (1996–present)
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Indians, Inc.[2]
PresidentRandy Lewandowski[3]
General managerRandy Lewandowski[3]
ManagerMiguel Pérez
MediaMiLB.TV and Fox Sports 1260 AM[4]
Websitemilb.com/indianapolis

The Indianapolis Indians are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and play their home games at Victory Field, which opened in 1996. The Indians previously played at Owen J. Bush Stadium from 1931 to 1996 and at two versions of Washington Park from 1902 to 1931.

Indianapolis is the second-oldest minor league franchise in American professional baseball (after the Rochester Red Wings). The team originated in 1902 as members of the American Association (AA), which was an independent league at the time but was granted Class A status in 1903. Since then, the Indians have played at the highest level of Minor League Baseball, though the terminology has changed. Indianapolis remained in the AA until the league disbanded after the 1962 season. They were briefly members of the International League (1963) and Pacific Coast League (1964–1968) before returning to the revived American Association in 1969. When the league dissolved a second time after the 1997 season, the Indians rejoined the IL in 1998. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of the minors in 2021, they were shifted to the Triple-A East, but this was renamed the International League in 2022.

Indianapolis has won 14 league championships. They were American Association champions twelve times (1902, 1908, 1917, 1928, 1949, 1956, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1994). The Indians have won the International League championship twice (1963 and 2000). They have also won two Little World Series (1917 and 1928), two Junior World Series (1949 and 1956), two Triple-A Classics (1988 and 1989), and one Triple-A World Series (2000).

  1. ^ "Rowdie". Indianapolis Indians. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Indianapolis Indians Media Guide 2022, p. 192.
  3. ^ a b "Front Office Staff". Indianapolis Indians. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Broadcast Information". Indianapolis Indians. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 29, 2022.