Kitchener Panthers

Independent baseball team
name = Kitchener Panthers
founded = 1919
city = Kitchener, Ontario

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current league = Intercounty Baseball League (1919-present)
current division=
past league =
currentname = Kitchener Panthers (1960-present)
pastname =
*KW Dutchmen
*Kitchener Legionnaires
*Kitchener Panthers (1919-?)
colors = blue, yellow and black
ballpark = Jack Couch Baseball Park
pastparks =
leaguechamps = 12
divisionchamps =
owner =
manager = Brian Bishop
gm = Brian Bishop
media =
website = [http://www.kitchenerpanthers.com www.kitchenerpanthers.com]

The Kitchener Panthers are an independent, minor league baseball team of the, semi-pro, Intercounty Baseball League based in Kitchener, Ontario. They play their home games at Jack Couch Baseball Park.

History

A founding member of the Intercounty Baseball League (along with Galt, Guelph and Stratford in 1919). The team changed names when the current league began play in 1957 as the Legionnaires and Dutchmen, but reverted to the current name in 1960.

Championships

Kitchener has won the most championships in the league:

* 1957
* 1967
* 1968
* 1971
* 1973
* 1990
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2001

Past Players

* Bob McKillop - 4 time MVP and later with the Chicago White Sox
* Gary Ebel - later with the Oakland Athletics
* Ron Smith - San Francisco Giants
* Scott Medvin - Pittsburgh Pirates
* Harry Psutka - later with the Detroit Tigers

References

* "Intercounty Major Baseball League's 1998 Record Book" by Editor Herb Morell and Dominico Promotions Inc.

External links

* [http://www.panthersbaseball.ca/ www.panthersbaseball.ca]
* [http://www.kitchenerpanthers.com/ www.kitchenerpanthers.com]
* [http://panthersbaseball.com/pdf/History%20of%20the%20Panthers.PDF History of the Panthers]