Rome Colonels

The Rome Colonels was the primary moniker of minor league baseball teams based in Rome, New Yorkbetween 1898 and 1951. Rome teams played as members of the New York State League (1898–1901), Empire State League (1905) and Canadian–American League (1937–1942, 1946–1951).The Colonels were preceded in Rome by the Rome Romans. The Rome Colonels were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1942, Detroit Tigers from 1946 to 1949 and Philadelphia Athletics in 1951.

Rome Colonels

The Rome Colonels was the primary moniker of minor league baseball teams based in Rome, New Yorkbetween 1898 and 1951. Rome teams played as members of the New York State League (1898–1901), Empire State League (1905) and Canadian–American League (1937–1942, 1946–1951).The Colonels were preceded in Rome by the Rome Romans. The Rome Colonels were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1942, Detroit Tigers from 1946 to 1949 and Philadelphia Athletics in 1951.