St. Joe Blacksnakes

St. Joe Blacksnakes

Team Names: St. Joe Blacksnakes (2006-07)
First Season: 2006
Last Season: 2007
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Stadium: Phil Welch Stadium (Capacity: 3,600)

All-Time Record: 91-109 (.455)
Playoff Appearances: 0
All-Time Playoff Record: 0-0
Miles Wolff Cup Finals Appearances: 0
Miles Wolff Cup Championships: 0

All-Time Attendance: 89,508

The St. Joe Blacksnakes were a franchise that was never supposed to exist, and perhaps the quick flameout was indicative of that fact. When the American Association announced their inaugural lineup in the fall of 2005, four Northern League defectors and five Central League ex-pats were a part of the fray, with one more team needed. That club was announced to be playing in Manhattan, Kansas. The problem? No one in Manhattan was apparently consulted (let alone signed off on anything). A few weeks later, St. Joseph, Missouri was selected as the backup option.

The Blacksnakes were competitive in their debut season, but they were saddled with a small market and a ballpark that was by far the oldest in the league and well below professional standards. Attendance was bad in year one and as the team fell off in 2007, the club drew what is still the lowest single-season attendance in AA history (excluding 2020’s shortened, capacity-restricted season). The club quietly folded that fall after just two seasons of operation.

Venerable Phil Welch Stadium was the home of the St. Joe Blacksnake’s brief two-year existence (Photo: Jim Siscel/Baseball Road Trip)

Season-by-Season
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Year	W	L	PCT.	Place*	GB	Playoffs	Attend.
2006	49	46	.516	3/3	15.5	–	59,264
2007	34	62	.354	5/5	24.0	–	30,244

*South Division (2006-07); split-season format used

Year-by-Year Pitching

YR	W	L	PCT.	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	INN	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HBP	WP	WHIP
2006	49	46	.516	4.63	95	95	4	6	24	837.1	888	501	431	63	339	572	71	67	1.47
2007	34	62	.354	5.31	96	96	5	0	10	856.2	992	522	434	59	302	560	52	59	1.51

Year-by-Year Hitting

YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	SH	SF
2006	95	3246	478	880	161	40	48	444	93	31	334	608	.271	.346	.390	.736	54	49	28
2007	96	3375	425	857	146	32	39	385	92	34	286	827	.254	.318	.351	.669	44	17	23

Managers

Name	Years	W	L	PCT.	Playoff Apps (Titles)
Chris Carminucci	2006	49	46	.516	0
Al Gallagher	2007	34	62	.354	0