Redbirds Honored by Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as "Professional Team of the Year"
Published on June 16, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Memphis Redbirds News Release
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The 2017 Memphis Redbirds were honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as the "Professional Team of the Year" Saturday night in Downtown Nashville, sharing the honor with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts.
Combining the regular season and postseason, the Redbirds won a remarkable 97 games in 2017 and captured their third PCL championship (2000, 2009) and 15th title in 119 seasons of professional baseball in The Bluff City dating back to 1877. The Redbirds went 91-50 in the regular season, setting a franchise record for victories and becoming the first PCL team since Tucson in 2006 to win 90 games in the regular season.
First-year skipper Stubby Clapp was named PCL Manager of the Year, and Patrick Wisdom became the first Redbird since 2013 to earn All-PCL honors before capping his season with the MVP award in the PCL playoffs.
All of the Redbirds' success came while using 62 different players during the season, including 14 making their Triple-A debuts, with 22 different players also playing for St. Louis and nine making their Major League debuts.
The Redbirds and the Lookouts were two of the four teams in all of Minor League Baseball to win 90-plus games in 2017.
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet presented by the Tennessee Titans
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees
Joe Allison
Blaine Bishop
Isabelle Daniels Holston
Allan Houston
Johnnie H. Jones III
Chuck Kriese
Tim Mack
Glenn McCadams
Raleigh McKenzie
Reginald McKenzie
Jackie Pope
George Quarles
Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement
James A. Haslam II
Tennessean of the Year
Nashville Predators
Professional Athlete of the Year
Mike Fisher
Professional Teams of the Year
Chattanooga Lookouts
Memphis Redbirds
Amateur Teams of the Year
Freed-Hardeman Women's Basketball
Rhodes Women's Golf
Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
Hannah Segrave
Male Amateur Athletes of the Year
Nick King
Grant Williams
The Redbirds are in the midst of a seven-game road trip to the west coach and will be returning to AutoZone Park on Thursday. For more information on single-game tickets and ticket mini-memberships, visit www.memphisredbirds.com.
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