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| COLORADO GOLD SOX (ESTABLISHED IN 1812) |
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| DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS [57]: 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1901, 1918, 1937, 1946, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2035, 2053, 2069, 2071, 2090, 2091, 2102, 2103, 2104
LEAGUE PENNANTS [22]: (NL) 1834, 1846, 1848, 1850, 1851, 1868, 1887, 1888, 1891 (AL) 1918 (NL) 1935, 1962, 1963, 1966, 2005, 2012, 2020, 2022, 2035, 2036, 2048, 2102
DAYLIGHT SERIES TITLES [9]: 1868, 1887, 1935, 1962, 1963, 1966, 2005, 2048, 2102 |
Known for their pitching, the Gold Sox were home to two of the greatest pitchers of all-time Rod Frazier (488 career wins) and the legendary Nelson Mares (471 wins) who the pitcher of the year award is named after. Mares spent his whole career in Colorado, Frazier only a few seasons and 150 or so years after Mares who played in the 1800s.
The franchise has made 118 postseason appearances making the postseason in over a third of their time in the bigs, only Washington (119) has made more postseason appearances in the ABA ever to date. 9 titles is tied for 7th with Eau Claire in all-time titles(behind Carolina, Washington, NY Gothams, San Francisco, Victoria & Great Plains.)
REAL LIFE TEAMS THE GOLD SOX REMIND ME OF: Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, New York Rangers.