Tag: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium

1987 Wichita Pilots baseball program from the Texas League

Wichita Pilots

April 26, 2019

Wichita, Kansas lost its Class AAA baseball team when the Wichita Aeros left town following the 1984 season. After two summers without baseball, the city got a Class AA Texas League franchise in 1987 when the Beaumont Golden Gators moved to town. The Wichita Pilots would play just two seasons in 1987 and 1988, but during that short time the club won a Texas League championship and helped develop brothers and future Major League stars Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar, Jr. New owners re-named the team the Wichita Wranglers in 1989.

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1973 Wichita Aeros program from the American Association

Wichita Aeros

June 8, 2016

The Aeros were Wichita, Kansas’ Class AAA baseball club from 1970 through 1984.  For majority of their run, the Aeros were the top farm club of the Chicago Cubs (1972-1980). Future Major League stars Buddy Bell, Eric Davis, John Franco, Bruce Sutter and Lee Smith all spent time with the Aeros on their way up to the Bigs.

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George Brett and Jaime Bluma on the cover of a 1995 Wichita Wranglers baseball program from the Texas League

Wichita Wranglers

September 20, 2015

The Wichita Wranglers were the longest-tenured of several franchises that kept affiliated minor league baseball at Lawrence Dumont Stadium for nearly four decades between 1970 and 2007. The Wranglers followed the Wichita Aeros (1970-1984) and the Wichita Pilots (1987-1988).  The club served as a farm team for the San Diego Padres from 1989 until 1994 and for the Kansas City Royals from 1995 until owner Bob Rich moved the team to Springdale, Arkansas after the 2007 season.

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