Professional Baseball in

Trenton, New Jersey

Historical Records

Minor League baseball in Trenton


Class League               Year  Team (affiliate)            Record  Standing 
 Ind  Inter-State Assoc'n. 1883  Trenton                             34-36   4th
      Eastern League       1884  Trenton Trentonians                 46-39   1st
      Eastern League       1885  Trenton Trentonians                 43-49   3rd  Probably became Jersey City Jerseys in 1886.
 Ind  Middle States League 1889  Cuban Giants                        55-17   2nd  [played for/in Trenton]
  B   Tri-State League     1907  Trenton Tigers                      70-54   4th
  B   Tri-State League     1908  Trenton Tigers                      54-73   6th
  B   Tri-State League     1909  Trenton Tigers                      43-71   7th
  B   Tri-State League     1910  Trenton Tigers                      58-52   4th
  B   Tri-State League     1911  Trenton Tigers                      65-46   2nd  Playoff Champions
  B   Tri-State League     1912  Trenton Tigers                      61-51   3rd
  B   Tri-State League     1913  Trenton Tigers                      50-61   5th
  B   Tri-State League     1914  Trenton Tigers                      44-66   5th
  A   New York-Penn League 1936  Trenton Senators                    16-54   York White Roses move to Trenton July 2; season: 40-99 8th, last
  A   New York-Penn League 1937  Trenton Senators (Wash.)            54-80   7th
  A   Eastern League       1938  Trenton Senators (Wash.)            62-77   7th Moved for 1939, becoming the Springfield Nationals [NY-Penn Lg. became Eastern Lg. in 1938]
  C   Inter-State League   1939  Trenton Senators                    51-51   2nd, tie
  B   Inter-State League   1940  Trenton Senators                    69-54   3rd
  B   Inter-State League   1941  Trenton Senators                    68-57   4th
  B   Inter-State League   1942  Trenton Senators (Phil-NL)          56-82   6th, last
  B   Inter-State League   1943  Trenton Packers (Phillies)          64-73   5th
  B   Inter-State League   1944  Trenton Packers (Dodgers)           63-75   6th, last
  B   Inter-State League   1945  Trenton Spartans (Bklyn.)           70-69   3rd
  B   Inter-State League   1946  Trenton Giants (NY Giants)          60-78   7th
  B   Inter-State League   1947  Trenton Giants (NY Giants)          88-50   1st
  B   Inter-State League   1948  Trenton Giants (NY Giants)          83-57   1st, tie Playoff Champions
  B   Inter-State League   1949  Trenton Giants (NY Giants)          73-66   4th Playoffs Champions
  B   Inter-State League   1950  Trenton Giants (NY Giants)          73-65   4th [Giants move franchise to Sunbury for 1951, the Phil. A's farm moving from Sunbury to Salisbury.]
 AA   Eastern League       1994  Trenton Thunder (Detroit)           55-85   5th, last South Division, 10th, last lg.
 AA   Eastern League       1995  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           73-69   1st, tie South Div.; 3rd, tie lg.
 AA   Eastern League       1996  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           86-56   1st, South Div.; 1st lg.
 AA   Eastern League       1997  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           71-70   4th, South Div.; 6th lg.
 AA   Eastern League       1998  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           71-70   3rd, South Div.; 5th lg.
 AA   Eastern League       1999  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           92-50   1st, North Division; 1st lg.
 AA   Eastern League       2000  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           67-75   5th, North Div.; 9th lg.
 AA   Eastern League       2001  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           67-75   5th, North Div.; 8th lg.
 AA   Eastern League       2002  Trenton Thunder (Red Sox)           63-77   5th, tie North Div.; 9th, tie lg.
 AA   Eastern League       2003  Trenton Thunder (N.Y.-AL)           70-71   4th, North Div.; 7th lg.
 AA   Eastern League       2004  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           64-78   6th, last North Div.; 10th lg.  
 AA   Eastern League       2005  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           74-68   2nd, North Div., 2 GB; 3rd (tie) lg.
 AA   Eastern League       2006  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           80-62   1st, North Div., 8.5 GA
 AA   Eastern League       2007  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           85-69   1st, Northern Div., 12.5 GA Playoff Champions
 AA   Eastern League       2008  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           86-54   1st, Northern Div., 12GA Playoff Champions
 AA   Eastern League       2009  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           69-72   3rd, Northern Div., 13.5 GB
 AA   Eastern League       2010  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           83-59   1st, Eastern Div., 3.5GA
 AA   Eastern League       2011  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           68-73   4th, Eastern Div., 8.5 GB
 AA   Eastern League       2012  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           79-63   1st, Eastern Div., 3GA
 AA   Eastern League       2013  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           74-67   2nd, Eastern Division, 12 GB [Wild Card]
 AA   Eastern League       2014  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           67-75   4th, Eastern Division, 21 GB
 AA   Eastern League       2015  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           71-71   3rd, Eastern Division, 9.5 GB
 AA   Eastern League       2016  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           87-55   2nd, Eastern Division, 2.5 GB [Wild Card]
 AA   Eastern League       2017  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           92-48   1st, Eastern Div., 6.5GA
 AA   Eastern League       2018  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           79-61   1st, Eastern Div., 2.0GA
 AA   Eastern League       2019  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)  1st half 38-28   2nd, (tie for 11st, Eastern Division) 0.5 GB
                                                            2nd half 38-34   2nd, Eastern Division, 3.0 GB 
			                                                               76-62   2nd, Eastern Division, 3.5 GB
 AA   Eastern LLeague      2020  Trenton Thunder (Yankees)           season canceled due to COVID-19  Eastern League dissolved in November • reject Atlantic League invitation to join
 Ind  MLB Draft League     2021  Trenton Thunder                     30-18   1st, 0.5 GA
 AAA  Triple A-East League 2021  Trenton Thunder (Blue Jays)                  [only home games until end of Aug.; on road, as the Buffalo Bisons
 Ind  MLB Draft League     2022  Trenton Thunder            1st half 20-18   2nd,(tie), 3.0 GB
                                                            2nd half  9-25   6th (last), 13.5 GB
                                                                     29-43   5th, 16.0 GB
 Ind  MLB Draft League     2023  Trenton Thunder            1st half 19-7    1st, 4.0 GA
                                                            2nd half 20-23   4th, 9.0 GB
                                                                     39-30   2nd  5.0 GB
                                                                     

Tri-State League Playoffs:

 
1911 Championship Playoffs: Trenton Tigers beat Reading Pretzels 4 games to 1, CHAMPIONS!

Inter-State League Playoffs:

 
1939 Second Place Play-off: Trenton Senators lose 1 game playoff to Sunbury Senators.
1940 First Round: Trenton Senators lose 3 games to 0 to Reading Chicks.
1941 First Round:  Trenton Senators beat Hagerstown Owls (Det.) 3 games to 0.
     Championship: Trenton Senators lose to Harrisburg Senators (Pitts.) 4 games to 3  
1945 First Round: Trenton Spartans lose 4 games to 3 to Lancaster Red Roses (Phil.-AL)
1947 First Round: Trenton Giants lose 4 games to 2 to Allentown Cardinals (St.L.-NL)
1948 First Round:  Trenton Giants beat Sunbury Reds (Cinc.) 4 games to 3
     Championship: Trenton Giants beat York White Roses (Pirates) 4 games to 0, CHAMPIONS!
1949 First Round:  Trenton Giants beat Wilmington Blue Rocks (Phillies) 4 games to 2
     Championship: Trenton Giants beat harrisburg Senators (Cleve.) 4 games to 3, CHAMPIONS!
1950 First Round: Trenton Giants lose 4 games to 1 to Hagerstown Braves (Bost.-NL)

Eastern League Playoffs:

 
1995 First Round: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 0 to Reading Phillies
1996 First Round: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 1 to Harrisburg Senators (Expos)
1999 First Round: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 2 to Norwich Navigators 
2006 First Round: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 1 to Portland Sea Dogs 
2007 First Round (Northern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat Portland Sea Dogs 3 games to 1. 
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder won 3 games to none v. Akron Aeros, CHAMPIONS!
2008 First Round (Northern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat Portland Sea Dogs 3 games to none.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder won 3 games to one v. Akron Aeros, CHAMPIONS!
2010 First Round (Eastern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 3 games to none.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 1 v. Altoona Curve (Pirates).
2012 First Round (Eastern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat Reading Phillies, 3 games to 1.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 1 v. Akron Aeros
2013 First Round (Eastern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat Binghamton Mets, 3 games to 0.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder win over Harrisburg Senators, 3 games to 0,  CHAMPIONS!
2016 First Round (Eastern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat Reading Fighting Phils 3 games to 1.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder lose 3 game to 0 v. Akron RubberDucks
2017 First Round (Eastern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder beat Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets), 3 games to 1.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 0 v. Altoona Curve (Pirates).
2018 First Round (Eastern Div. Championship): Trenton Thunder lose 3 games to 0 v. New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
2019 First Round (Eastern Div. championship): Trenton Thunder beat Reading Fightin Phils, 3 games to 0.
     Championship Series: Trenton Thunder Trenton Thunder beat Bowie Baysox, 3 games to 1, CHAMPIONS!

Eastern League Pennant
Trenton Trentonians 1884

Tri-State League Champions
Trenton Tigers 1911

Interstate League Pennants
Trenton Giants 1947, 1948

Interstate League Champions
Trenton Giants 1948, 1949

Eastern League South Division Pennants
Trenton Thunder 1995, 1996

Eastern League North Division Pennants
Trenton Thunder 2006
Trenton Thunder 2007
Trenton Thunder 2008

Eastern League Eastern Division Pennant
Trenton Thunder 2010
Trenton Thunder 2012
Trenton Thunder 2017
Trenton Thunder 2018
Trenton Thunder 2019 - 1st half (tie)

Eastern League Champions
Trenton Thunder 2007
Trenton Thunder 2008
Trenton Thunder 2013
Trenton Thunder 2016
Trenton Thunder 2017
Trenton Thunder 2019

MLB Draft League Pennant
Trenton Thunder 2023 - 1st half

Trenton Thunder Managers
Tom Runnells 1994
Ken Macha 1995-1996
DeMarlo Hale 1997-1999
Billy Gardner Jr. 2000-2001
Ron Johnson 2002
Stump Merrill 2003-2004
Bill Masse 2005-2006
Tony Franklin 2007-2014
Al Pedrique 2015
Bobby Mitchell 2016,2017

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Updated 9/13/2023