Lakewood BlueClaws

The Lakewood BlueClaws began play in the South Atlantic League in 2001. They have been a Philadelphia Phillies farm club for their entire existence. The team captured the league championship in 2006. The BlueClaws play their home games at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey. 2005 NL Rookie of the Year and 2006 NL MVP Ryan Howard is a former BlueClaws player, along with Phillies teammate and All-Star pitcher Cole Hamels.

In 2010 the BlueClaws became the first South Atlantic League team to win its division in both halves of the season and win the league championship.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2001	60-79	14th	Greg Legg
2002	69-70	9th	Jeff Manto
2003	57-81	14th	Buddy Biancalana
2004	70-66	6th	P.J. Forbes
2005	56-83	16th	P.J. Forbes
2006	84-55	2nd	Dave Huppert	League Champs
2007	69-65	6th	Steve Roadcap
2008	80-60	4th	Steve Roadcap
2009	78-58	2nd	Dusty Wathan	League Champs
2010	84-55	1st	Mark Parent	League Champs
2011	68-69	10th	Chris Truby

Current teams of the South Atlantic League
Northern Division
Delmarva Shorebirds · Greensboro Grasshoppers · Hagerstown Suns · Hickory Crawdads · Kannapolis Intimidators · Lakewood BlueClaws · West Virginia Power
Southern Division
Asheville Tourists · Augusta GreenJackets · Charleston RiverDogs · Lexington Legends · Greenville Drive · Rome Braves · Savannah Sand Gnats

Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates
AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	International League
AA	Reading Phillies	Eastern League
A-Advanced	Clearwater Threshers	Florida State League
A	Lakewood BlueClaws	South Atlantic League
A Short-Season	Williamsport Crosscutters	New York-Penn League
Rookie	GCL Phillies	Gulf Coast League
Rookie Academy	DSL Phillies	Dominican Summer League
Rookie Academy	VSL Phillies	Venezuelan Summer League
Franchise		Former Affiliates

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