Lancaster (PA) Red Roses

Location: Lancaster, PA
League: Tri-State League 1907-1912, 1914; Interstate League 1940-1952; Piedmont League 1954-1955; Eastern League 1958-1961
Affiliation: Philadelphia A's 1944-1947; Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1952; Philadelphia A's 1954; Kansas City A's 1955; Detroit Tigers 1958; Chicago Cubs 1959-1960; St. Louis Cardinals 1961
Ballpark: Stumpf Field

Seemed to end up in the same league as the York White Roses often.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1907	73-53	3rd	Pop Foster	none
1908	72-55	3rd	Pop Foster	none
1909	75-39	1st	Marty Hogan	none League Champs
1910	63-47	2nd	Marty Hogan	none
1911	54-54	4th	Marty Hogan
1912	15-19 (59-92 overall)	--	John Castle	none	Lancaster moved to Atlantic City June 18

1914	10-46 (26-83 overall)	6th	George Heckert / Eddie Hooper	none	York (16-37)moved to Lancaster July 8

1940	43-39 (62-56 overall)	4th	Cy Perkins	League Champs	Hazleton (19-17) moved to Lancaster June 12
1941	43-83	8th	Billy Rogell / Jimmy Archer
1942	59-78	5th	Tom Oliver
1943	83-55	1st	Elwood Wheaton	League Champs
1944	66-72	4th	Lena Blackburne	League Champs
1945	87-52	1st	Lena Blackburne	League Champs
1946	55-83	8th	Tom Oliver
1947	64-73	6th	Charlie English / Clayton Sheedy
1948	50-89	8th	Dib Williams / Jack Knight (interim, 5/29-?)
1949	71-68	5th	Al Campanis
1950	56-82	7th	Ed Head
1951	71-67	5th	Ed Head
1952	75-65	4th	Jim Bivin	Lost League Finals

1954	62-78	7th	Kemp Wicker / Lena Blackburne / Buddy Walker
1955	72-54	2nd	Hank Biasatti	League Champs

1958	75-57	1st	Johnny Pesky	Lost League Finals
1959	57-83	7th	Nick Cullop
1960	66-73	6th	Phil Cavarretta
1961	60-80	5th	Chase Riddle	none