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West Haven Yankees minor league baseball only saw one no-hitter in the decade-long affiliate tenure. The no-hit feat came at the right-handed flamethrower of Gil Patterson, on June 28th, 1976.

With the World Baseball Classic firing on all cylinders with pool play, it is partially thanks to West Haven that one particular coach gets to be at one of the biggest heights. Dave Righetti is 67-years-old and is serving as an assistant pitching coach for Team Italy in the WBC. Righetti took the Italian job due to his Italian heritage despite being born in San Jose, California. Righetti’s grandfather was from Liguria, Italy and emigrated in 1907. The WBC doesn’t require the

In an era where extravagant world-class minor league stadiums were nonexistent, there were still modest expectations that the New York Yankees had when they moved their Double-AA farm team from Manchester, New Hampshire, to West Haven, Connecticut. Former Yankees GM Lee MacPhail said that “A lot of work needs to be done around here,” when he referred to then 25-year-old ballpark that was Quigley Stadium. The city of West Haven, which took ownership of the stadium in 1951, rel

As seen in the West Haven Voice September 4th, 2025, edition. See the original article here. The West Haven Yankees were the pride of West Haven, winning a total of four Eastern League titles across nearly their decade-long stay. Playing in Quigley Stadium and in West Haven as a whole had its benefits. For one, West Haven’s baseball history was rich, with the semi-pro Sailors and even Yankee legends such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig barnstorming at Donovan Field in the 1920s.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of New York Sports Show, LLC. Despite this article being created by a 2025 candidate, it is not politically influenced . Dominic Konareski founded the Save Quigley Stadium Project in 2022, with the goal of renovating one of West Haven’s most historic landmarks. Quigley Stadium, which was built by Mo Quigley in 1947 and later sold to the City of West Haven in 1951, is

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The stadium was a true field of dreams, now it is anything but that.

Buck Showalter has been involved in professional baseball for about 60-percent of his life.