Aberdeen Pheasants

For the Aberdeen, Washington team also briefly known as the Aberdeen Grays, see Aberdeen Black Cats.
Aberdeen Pheasants
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Independent (1995–1997)
  • Class A- (1966–1971)
  • Class A (1963–1965)
  • Class C (1946–1962)
  • Class D (1920–1923)
LeaguePrairie League (1995–1997)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 2 (1949, 1961)
Team data
Previous names
  • Aberdeen Pheasants (1946–1971, 1995–1997)
  • Aberdeen Grays (1921–1923)
  • Aberdeen Boosters (1920)
Previous parks
Municipal Ball Park (1946–1971)

The Aberdeen Pheasants was the primary moniker minor league baseball teams located in Aberdeen, South Dakota between 1920 and 1997. The Pheasants played in the Northern League from 1946 until the league folded in 1971. Aberdeen was the Class C affiliate of the St. Louis Browns until 1953, continuing with the franchise when the Browns moved to Baltimore in 1954, with the Pheasants remaining in the Oriole farm system. Aberdeen had a team in the Independent Prairie League from 1995 to 1997, also called the Pheasants.[1]

  1. ^ "Aberdeen, South Dakota Encyclopedia".