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The Jamestown Expos were a minor league baseball franchise located in Jamestown, New York. The team existed under various names from 1939 through 1993 and played in the New York-Penn League and its predecessor, the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League. The first team, in 1939, was known as the Jamestown Jaguars, a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate, but it folded after only one year. On July 13, 1940 the Niagara Falls Rainbows moved to Jamestown and became the Jamestown Falcons. ==Jamestown Falcons== The Falcons played from 1939-1957. They played in the PONY League from 1940 to 1956, and in the New York-Penn League in 1957. They were affiliated with the Detroit Tigers from 1941 to 1942 and from 1944 to 1956. In 1943, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals. They were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1957. The team reformed in 1961 after a 3 year absence. They were called the Jamestown Tigers from 1961-1965, the Jamestown Dodgers in 1966 and the Jamestown Braves in 1967 (reflecting their affiliations with the Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves respectively) before returning to the Falcons name from 1968-1972. Ollie Carnegie was the team's manager during the 1944 season. From 1941 onward, they played their home games at Jamestown Municipal Stadium, now known as Russell Dietrick Park.〔(Digital Ballparks )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jamestown Expos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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