| Lafayette Drillers | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Double-A |
| League | Texas League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | San Francisco Giants (1975–1976) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1975 (co-champions) |
| Team data | |
Previous parks | Clark Field |
The Lafayette Drillers baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise representing Lafayette, Louisiana, that played for two seasons, 1975–76, in the Double-A Texas League as an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The team played its home games at Clark Field.[1]
The Drillers were created when the Amarillo Giants transferred to Lafayette after a 1974 campaign that saw them draw a total of less than 46,000 fans.[2] Lafayette previously hosted minor league teams in the Evangeline League (Class D, 1934–42; Class C, 1948–57), Louisiana State League (Class D, 1920) and the early-20th century Gulf Coast League (Class D, 1907). Those teams sported nicknames such as the Browns, Hubs, White Sox, Bulls and Oilers.[2]