Columbus Clippers

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Columbus Clippers
Columbus Clippers
League International League
Division West Division
Year founded 1977
Major League affiliation Washington Nationals
Home ballpark Cooper Stadium
Previous home ballparks
City Columbus, Ohio
Current uniform colors navy blue, white, grey
Previous uniform colors
Logo design A navy blue capital "C" outlined in white and grey with a ship centered in the opening of the "C" with blue waves and baseball threading on the sails.
Division titles
League titles 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996
Manager John Stearns
Owner Franklin County, Ohio government

The Columbus Clippers are a Triple-A baseball team in the International League. The Clippers are affiliated with the Washington Nationals and play at Cooper Stadium (formerly Franklin County Stadium) in Columbus, Ohio. The team and Cooper Stadium are owned by the government of Franklin County, Ohio.

The Clippers franchise was born in 1977 as an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, changing its affiliation to the New York Yankees in 1979. Its affiliation with the Washington Nationals begins with the 2007 season. The franchise, however, traces its post-World War II roots to the Jersey City Giants, who played from 1937 through 1950.

The Jersey City team moved to Ottawa, Ontario, in 1951 and played in Canada's capital for four seasons. At the close of the 1954 season, the Columbus Red Birds, longtime American Association affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, moved to Omaha, Nebraska, opening the valuable Columbus territory. The struggling Ottawa franchise claimed it, and Columbus joined the International League in 1955. This team eventually affiliated with the Pirates and became the Columbus Jets. When the Jets encountered stadium problems, after the 1970 campaign, they moved to Charleston, West Virginia as the Charleston Charlies from 1971-76. With the availability of Cooper Stadium, the former Jets were lured back to Ohio's capital, and the Clippers were launched in 1977. In 1979, the Clippers became the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, beginning a 28 year relationship that ended in 2006.

In February of 2006, plans were announced that a new stadium will be built in the Arena District of downtown Columbus at the corner of Neil Ave. and Nationwide Blvd. The stadium which will be called Huntington Park is named for Huntington Bankshares Inc. which has purchased the naming rights for the stadium. Play is expected to begin at the new stadium in the 2009 season. Rumors according to the Columbus Dispatch says local motorcycle business A.D. Farrow's is going to buy the lot of Cooper Stadium to turn it into a motorcycle 'mecca' for racing, dining, and lodging.[citation needed]

On September 14, 2006, the New York Yankees announced that they would be ending their affiliation with the Clippers after 28 years. [1] On September 20, 2006, the Clippers announced a two-year player development contract with the Washington Nationals. [2]

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The Clippers have won the Governors' Cup, the championship of the IL, 7 times, and played in the championship series 10 times.

As of September 4, 2006; Final day of regular season

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  1. ^ http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=212440
  2. ^ http://www.10tv.com/?story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200609/763759130.html


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