29 Facts About Indianapolis Indians

Indianapolis Indians are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Indians previously played at Owen J Bush Stadium from 1931 to 1996 and at two versions of Washington Park from 1902 to 1931.

Indianapolis Indians is the second-oldest minor league franchise in American professional baseball.

Since then, the Indianapolis Indians have played at the highest level of Minor League Baseball, though the terminology has changed.

Indianapolis Indians remained in the AA until the league disbanded after the 1962 season.

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The Indianapolis Indians have won the International League championship twice.

Indianapolis Indians, Indiana, has been home to professional baseball teams since the late 19th century.

Since then, the Indianapolis Indians have remained at the top level of Minor League Baseball, though the terminology has changed: Class A, Double-A, and Triple-A.

Indianapolis Indians died in a plane crash two years later, and his brother, Norman Perry, assumed ownership in 1929.

The Indianapolis Indians entered into their first major league affiliation in 1939 and 1940 as the top farm club of the Cincinnati Reds.

Indianapolis Indians became the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947.

Cleveland Indianapolis Indians purchased the team in 1952, and made them their Triple-A affiliate.

The affiliation between the major and minor league Indianapolis Indians remained intact until the teams parted ways after the 1956 season.

Indianapolis Indians held a brief three-year affiliation with the Chicago White Sox from 1957 to 1959, with their only winning season occurring in the final season.

The Indianapolis Indians rejoined the Chicago White Sox organization in 1962 and experienced another semifinal playoff exit in the first year of the affiliation.

Indianapolis Indians became members of the Triple-A International League in 1963 and retained their affiliation with the White Sox.

The Indianapolis Indians continued to serve as the top farm club of the Chicago White Sox through 1967, but they were unable to return to the postseason during the affiliation.

American Association was revived in 1969, and the Indianapolis Indians rejoined the league as the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

Indianapolis Indians became part of the Montreal Expos organization in 1984 in what would become one of the most successful periods in team history.

Indianapolis Indians affiliated with Cincinnati for the fourth time in 1993.

The Indianapolis Indians made return trips to the postseason over the next three years but suffered semifinal eliminations in 1995 and 1997 and a finals loss in 1996.

Indianapolis Indians returned to the IL, of which they had previously been members in 1963.

Indianapolis Indians became the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005 after having previously been in their farm system in 1951.

Indianapolis Indians won back-to-back Western Division titles in 2012 and 2013 but lost in the semifinal round each time.

Per the league's playoff procedures, the teams were declared co-champions of the Western Division, and the Indianapolis Indians lost the tiebreaker to be seeded as the wild card team.

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The Indianapolis Indians did not qualify for the postseason from 2018 to 2019.

Thirteen former Indianapolis Indians have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame based on their performance in or contributions to Major League Baseball.

In July 2020, a year before Major League Baseball's similarly-named Cleveland Indians changed their moniker to the "Guardians" in 2021, Indianapolis management said it would form a committee to determine whether a change was necessary, based on dialogue with local organizations and community members.

Meanwhile, the primary newspaper covering the team, the Indianapolis Indians Star, started to report stories and results about the team using only the city's name, without the supposedly controversial nickname.