- Evansville Triplets
Defunct MiLB infobox
name = Evansville Triplets
firstseason = 1970
lastseason = 1984
allyears =
city = Evansville, Indiana
cap
lastclasslevel = Triple-A (1970-1984)
pastclasslevel =
lastleague = American Association (1970-1984)
conference =
division = Eastern Division
pastleague =
lastmajorleague =Detroit Tigers (1974-1984)
pastmajorleague =Milwaukee Brewers (1971-1973)
*Minnesota Twins (1970)
lastnickname = Evansville Triplets (1970-1984)
pastnames =
lastballpark =Bosse Field (1970-1984)
pastparks =
classchamps =
leaguechamps = 1972, 1975, 1979
conferencechamps=
divisionchamps = 1972, 1975, 1979, 1981The Evansville Triplets were aminor league baseball team of the American Association from by|1970-by|1984. In its last season, Evansville was the Triple-A farm team for theDetroit Tigers . In by|1985, the Triplets were purchased byLarry Schmittou and moved toNashville, Tennessee to become theNashville Sounds . The Sounds inherited the history of the Double-A franchise that preceded it in Nashville, and the Triplets' legacy was retired.Alumni from 1984 Championship Detroit Tigers
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Rod Allen
*Juan Berenguer
*Tom Brookens
*Marty Castillo
*Barbaro Garbey
*Kirk Gibson
* Howard Johnson
*Ruppert Jones
*Aurelio Lopez
*Dwight Lowry
*Jack Morris
*Lance Parrish
*Dan Petry
*Milt Wilcox
*Carl Willis Other alumni
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Fernando Arroyo
*Rich Auerbach
*Doug Baker
*Bert Blyleven
*Mark Fidrych
*Mike Laga
*Gene Lamont
*Ron LeFlore
*Charlie Manuel
*John Wockenfuss ee also
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Sports in Evansville External links
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/team_10517.shtml Evansville at The Baseball Cube]
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