The Lockport Locks were a minor league baseball team based in Lockport, New York. The team began in 1942 as the Lockport White Sox, and affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League, which is today the New York–Penn League. In 1943 the team changed affiliations with the Chicago-based major league clubs and became the Lockport Cubs. After spending 1945 as the Lockport White Socks, they were the Cubs again in 1946, however as an unaffiliated team. The team became affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds in 1947 and were renamed the Lockport Reds. A year later the club won the league title.
| Lockport Locks | |
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| Minor league affiliations | |
| Previous classes | Class C (1951)
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| League | Middle Atlantic League |
Previous leagues | Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League |
| Major league affiliations | |
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| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1 (1948) |
| Team data | |
Previous names | Lockport Locks (1951)
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Previous parks | Outwater Stadium |
In 1951 the Reds joined the Middle Atlantic League, and were renamed the Lockport Locks. The team disbanded with league after the 1951 season.
Notable alumni
edit- Smoky Burgess (1944) 9 x MLB All-Star
- Jim Delsing (1942)
Year-by-year record
edit| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1943 | 65-45 | 1st | Roy Johnson | Lost in 1st round lost to Jamestown Falcons 3 games to 0 |
| 1944 | 76-49 | 1st | Greg Mulleavy | Lost League Finals defeated Hornell Maples 3 games to 0 lost to Jamestown Falcons 4 games to 0 |
| 1945 | 73-52 | 3rd | Greg Mulleavy | Lost League Finals defeated Jamestown Falcons 3 games to 1 lost to Batavia Clippers 4 games to 3 |
| 1946 | 51-73 | 7th | James Moody & Joe Glenn | |
| 1947 | 61-62 | 5th | Cecil Scheffel | |
| 1948 | 76-50 | 1st | Cecil Scheffel | League Champs defeated Bradford Blue Wings 4 games to 2 defeated Jamestown Falcons 4 games to 1 |
| 1949 | 58-68 | 6th | Cecil Scheffel | |
| 1950 | 45-80 | 8th | Cyril Pfeifer | |
| 1951 | 65-63 | 4th | Bill Mongiello & Glenn Gardner |