Lowell Spinners
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Lowell Spinners Founded in 1996 Lowell, Massachusetts |
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| Current | Short-Season A | ||||
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| League | New York–Penn League | ||||
| Division | Stedler Division | ||||
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| Current | Boston Red Sox (1996–present) | ||||
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| League titles (1) | 1976 | ||||
| Division titles (3) |
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| Nickname | Lowell Spinners (1996–present) | ||||
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Previous names
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Elmira Pioneers (1973–1995) | ||||
| Colors | Navy blue, red, green, white |
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| Mascot | Canaligator, Allie-Gator, Millie-Gator | ||||
| Ballpark | Edward A. LeLacheur Park (1998–present) | ||||
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Previous parks
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Stoklosa Alumni Field (1996–1997) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
Drew Weber | ||||
| Manager | Iggy Suarez | ||||
| General Manager | Tim Bawmann | ||||
The Lowell Spinners are a Short-Season A minor league baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
Founded in 1996 after Clyde Smoll moved the Elmira Pioneers to Lowell, Massachusetts, the Spinners play in the New York–Penn League, which has a Short-Season A classification with 76 games a year, 38 of which are at home.
The official mascots of the Spinners are Canaligator, Allie-Gator, and Millie-Gator. They were introduced on January 19, 1996, July 8, 1999, and Opening Day 2006, respectively.
For the 1996 and 1997 seasons, the Spinners played at Stoklosa Alumni Field. Since 1998, they have played at Edward A. LeLacheur Park in Lowell.
Drew Weber was the team owner from 1997 until June 2016, when it was purchased by Dave Heller.
The Spinners set a minor-league record in the 2000 season, as they sold every home ticket for every home game. This began a streak of sold-out home games. The streak was broken on August 30, 2010, at 413 games.
On August 21, 2003, the Spinners sponsored a Jack Kerouac bobblehead giveaway. Kerouac was a Lowell native, and played football for Lowell High School. The bobblehead was accepted by Cooperstown in 2005, the first time a literary icon was accepted there. The bobbleheads were so popular that many more were made than originally intended, raised $10,000 for the Jack Kerouac Scholarship Fund. The enshrinement also made media headlines as far away as Los Angeles.
The giveaway was repeated on August 7, 2012 when the film adaptation of On the Road was released. The dolls had a bobble head as well as a "bobble arm." The bobbleheads were also available online for ordering, and as the game was sponsored by the UMass Lowell English Department, their departmental scholarships received the proceeds from the online orders. A third Kerouac bobblehead, featuring Kerouac in his Lowell High football uniform, was given out on July 25, 2013.
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