Auburn Doubledays

Auburn Doubledays Founded in 1958 Auburn, New York
Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current	Short-Season A (1967–present)
Previous	Class A (1963-1966) Class D (1958-1962)
Minor league affiliations
League	New York–Penn League (1958–present)
Division	Pinckney Division
Major league affiliations
Current	Washington Nationals (2011–present)
Previous	Toronto Blue Jays (2001–2010) Houston Astros (1982–2000) Co-op: Various teams (1979–1980) Co-op: Phillies and Astros (1978) Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1977) Minnesota Twins (1967–1971) New York Mets (1962–1966) New York Yankees (1958–1961)
Minor league titles
League titles (8)	1962 1964 1966 1967 1970 1973 1998 2007
Division titles (15)	1964 1966 1967 1968 1970 1973 1985 1994 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011
Team data
Nickname	Auburn Doubledays (1996–present)
Previous names	Auburn Astros (1982–1995) Auburn Americans (1980) Auburn Red Stars (1979) Auburn Sunsets (1978) Auburn Phillies (1972–1977) Auburn Twins (1967–1971) Auburn Mets (1962–1966) Auburn Yankees (1958–1961)
Ballpark	Falcon Park II (1995–present)
Previous parks	Falcon Park I (1958–1994)
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Auburn Community Baseball, LLC
Manager	Jerad Head
General Manager	Mike Voutsinas

The Auburn Doubledays are a minor league baseball team in Auburn, New York, USA, that is owned and operated by Auburn Community Baseball. They are a member of the Short-Season Class A New York–Penn League and have been a farm team of the Houston Astros (1982–2000), the Toronto Blue Jays (2001–2010), and Washington Nationals (from 2011).

The Doubledays are the most recent name of the Auburn entry in the New York-Penn League that dates back to 1958. From 1982–1995, the team operated as the Auburn Astros.

The Doubledays play home games at Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park. The "new" Falcon Park opened in June 1995, replacing the original Falcon Park which was built in 1927 on the same site. Falcon Park seats 2,800 fans. In 2008, new blue box seats were installed.

The team and its mascot are named after Abner Doubleday, the Civil War general and Auburn native apocryphally credited with inventing the game of baseball. Abner wears number 96 in honor of the birth of the team in 1996.

Baseball in Auburn dates back to at least 1958. The current franchise began operations in 1982.

In 1958, the team was founded as the Auburn Yankees, as an affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Yankees affiliation lasted until 1961 and the club included future major league All-Stars; Jim Bouton, Joe Pepitone and Mel Stottlemyre. The team then became affiliated with the New York Mets, as the Auburn Mets. With a roster that included Billy Wynne, Don Shaw, Tug McGraw, and Jerry Koosman; the club won the league championship three times, in 1962, 1964 and 1966.