The Anchorage Glacier Pilots are a college summer baseball team in Anchorage, Alaska in the United States. They are part of the Alaska Baseball League , and a member of the National Baseball Congress .
6-729: The Pilots have won the NBC World Series in 1969, 1971, 1986, 1991 and 2001. They were formed in 1969. Team colors are royal blue and white. Home games are played at Mulcahy Stadium , in Anchorage. From 1970 to 1972, the Glacier Pilots were a member of the Big West Conference , along with the Alaska Goldpanners , Humboldt Crabs , Grand Junction Eagles , and Bellingham Bells . Pat Doyle ,
12-496: A game between the Bucs and the Alaska Goldpanners was on at Mulcahy, and a soccer game was being played at the field behind it ( Anchorage Football Stadium ). Players and spectators rushed to the wreckage to help. Three aboard the plane walked away with minor injuries while one received substantial injuries. The field received a new scoreboard, new exterior fencing, new gray box seats, and the press box and grandstand were repainted for
18-535: A member of the team Hall of Fame, managed the team in 1990 and 1991. Future major leaguers who have played for the Glacier Pilots include Mark McGwire , Rick Aguilera and Roy Smalley III . This article about a baseball team in Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mulcahy Stadium Mulcahy Stadium is a 3,500-capacity baseball park in Anchorage , Alaska . Built in 1964, it
24-665: Is home to two teams of the Alaska Baseball League : the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and Anchorage Bucs . In addition to the Glacier Pilots and Bucs, high school and American Legion games are played at Mulcahy. The ballpark is named after former Alaska Railroad station auditor assistant William Mulcahy. It is located west of the Sullivan Arena across a parking lot. It has a natural grass outfield and an infield of FieldTurf . It has one of
30-463: The "Clown Prince of Baseball" Max Patkin and " Morganna the Kissing Bandit" have made appearances at Mulcahy. The annual 4th of July doubleheader between the Glacier Pilots and Bucs routinely draws crowds in excess of 4,000. On July 31, 2003, a Cessna 207 Skywagon plane carrying the pilot and three passengers made an emergency crash landing, rolling just behind the left field fence as
36-543: The largest capacities of any outdoor sports facility in Alaska. In 1999, five sections of aluminum bleachers were removed so that the Bucs' 3rd base clubhouse could be built. There are two rows of seating in front of the Bucs' clubhouse containing seats that were formerly used at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum . The OF dimensions are as follows, LF 325 CF 398 RF 325 backstop 60 The San Diego Chicken ,
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