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Erie Sailors
1905–1994 (1905–1916, 1928–1932, 1938–1942, 1944–1994) Erie, Pennsylvania
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Independent (1994) Short-Season A (1964–1993) Class A (1963) Class D (1954–1962) Class C (1946–1951) Class D (1944–1945) Class C (1938–1942) Class B (1928–1932) Class D (1916) Class B (1912–1915) Class C (1908–1911) Class D (1905–1908)
League	Frontier League (1994)
Previous leagues	New York–Penn League (1957–1967, 1981–1993) Penn.-Ontario-New York League (1954–1956) Middle Atlantic League (1946–1951) Penn.-Ontario-New York League (1944–1945) Middle Atlantic League (1938–1942) Central League (1928–1932) Interstate League (1916) Central League (1915) Canadian League (1914) Interstate League (1913) Central League (1912) Ohio–Pennsylvania League (1908–1911) Interstate League (1905–1908)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Texas Rangers (1993) Florida Marlins (1992) Baltimore Orioles (1988) St. Louis Cardinals (1981–1987) Detroit Tigers (1967) Minnesota Twins (1961–1963) Washington Senators (1960) Detroit Tigers (1957–1959) Washington Senators (1951, 1954–1956) New York Giants (1944–1950) Cincinnati Reds (1939) Boston Bees (1938) New York Yankees (1932)
Minor league titles
League titles	8 (1906, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1994)
Team data
Previous names	Erie Sailors (1990–1994) Erie Orioles (1988–1989) Erie Cardinals (1981–1987) Erie Tigers (1967) Erie Sailors (1957–1963) Erie Senators (1954–1956) Erie Sailors (1916–1951) Erie Yankees (1914) Erie Sailors (1908–1913) Erie Fishermen (1908) Erie Sailors (1906–1907) Erie Fishermen (1905)
Mascot	The Sea Gull (1990-1994)
Previous parks	Ainsworth Field

The Erie Sailors was the primary name of several minor league baseball teams that played in Erie, Pennsylvania between 1906 and 1994.

Pre-1930s

Several unrelated teams used the Erie Sailors name in the Interstate League (1906–1907, 1913, 1916), the Ohio–Pennsylvania League (1908–1911), and the Central League (1912, 1915, 1928–30, 1932).

1938–1963

During these years, the Erie Sailors played in the Middle Atlantic League from 1938–1939, 1941–1942, and 1946–1951; the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (PONY League) from 1944–1945 and 1954–1956; and the PONY's successor New York – Penn League from 1957–1963. Several times during this period, the team was also called the Erie Senators, after its major league affiliate, the Washington Senators. The Sailors won league championship in 1957. The Sailors won the regular season by nine games in 1951. They then lost the league championship series to the Niagara Falls Citizens, four games to two.

From 1948 onward, this team (and all subsequent Sailors teams) played at Ainsworth Field.

New York–Penn League – 1990s

In 1990, after the Baltimore Orioles ended their affiliation with the team (then known as the Erie Orioles), they reclaimed the Sailors name and operated as an unaffiliated minor league team for two years before becoming the Florida Marlins' first farm team in 1992 and a Texas Rangers affiliate in 1993. Because of the deteriorating condition of Ainsworth Field, the team moved after the 1993 season to Fishkill, New York and then became the Hudson Valley Renegades.

Frontier League

In 1994, the Sailors were a team in the independent Frontier League, winning the league championship in their only year of existence as a member of the Frontier League. In 1995, the Erie SeaWolves moved to town, displacing the Sailors, forcing the franchise to move to Johnstown, Pennsylvania as the Johnstown Steal/Johnnies and then to Florence, Kentucky as the Florence Y'alls.

Notable alumni

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Chief Bender (1932) Inducted, 1953

Other notable alumni

• Vic Aldridge (1915)
• Luis Alicea (1986)
• Pete Appleton (1951)
• George Bamberger (1946)
• Joe Boever (1982)
• Billy Gilbert (1912)
• Frank Gilhooley (1912)
• Bernard Gilkey (1985)
• Fredi Gonzalez (1992)
• Lance Johnson (1984) MLB All-Star
• Pat Kelly (1962) MLB All-Star
• Paul LaPalme (1942)
• John Lynch (1992) NFL HOF and current 49ers GM
• Dick McAuliffe (1957) 3 x MLB All-Star
• Cliff Melton (1932) MLB All-Star
• Jim Merritt (1962) MLB All-Star
• Tom Pagnozzi (1983) MLB All-Star
• Frank Quilici (1961)
• Arthur Rhodes (1989) MLB All-Star
• Buck Rodgers (1957) 1987 NL Manager of the Year
• Dean Stone (1951) MLB All-Star
• Bobby Tolan (1988-1989)
• Todd Worrell (1982) 3 x MLB All-Star; 1986 NL Rookie of the Year
• Todd Zeile (1986)
• Robert Matta

Year-by-year record

• Defunct minor league baseball teams
• Defunct New York–Penn League teams
• Sports in Erie, Pennsylvania
• Defunct baseball teams in Pennsylvania
• Baltimore Orioles minor league affiliates
• Boston Braves minor league affiliates
• Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates
• Detroit Tigers minor league affiliates
• Miami Marlins minor league affiliates
• Minnesota Twins minor league affiliates
• New York Giants minor league affiliates
• New York Yankees minor league affiliates
• St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates
• Texas Rangers minor league affiliates
• Washington Senators (1901–1960) minor league affiliates
• 1905 establishments in Pennsylvania
• 1994 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
• Baseball teams established in 1905
• Baseball teams disestablished in 1994
• Defunct Frontier League teams
• Defunct independent baseball league teams
• Central League teams
• Middle Atlantic League teams
• Ohio-Pennsylvania League teams