Nyack Rocklands

	Nyack Rocklands; (1946–1948); Nyack, New York
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class D (1946–1948);
League	North Atlantic League (1946–1948);
Major league affiliations
Team	Philadelphia Athletics (1947);
Team data
Name	Nyack Rocklands (1946–1948);
Ballpark	Nyack High School (1946–1948)

The Nyack Rocklands were a minor league baseball team based in Nyack, New York. The Rocklands were unofficially nicknamed the "Rockies" and played as members of the Class D North Atlantic League (1946–1948). The Nyack Rocklands were an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics (1947).

History

Minor league baseball began in Nyack in 1946, when the Nyack Rocklands became charter members of the Class D North Atlantic League. The Rocklands moniker undoubtedly derives from Nyack, New York being located in Rockland County. The 1946 North Atlantic League standings featured the Peekskill Highlanders 82–32, Nazareth Cement Dusters 78–40, Stroudsburg Poconos 72–47, Carbondale Pioneers 69–48, Nyack Rockies 67–53, Bloomingdale Troopers 41–78, Mahanoy City Bluebirds 30–79 and Newburgh Hummingbirds/Walden Hummingbirds 27–89.[1][2][3][4][5]

The 1946 Nyack Rocklands finished their first season of play in the North Atlantic League in 5th place with a record of 67–53. Emil Schwob was the Manager, his first of two seasons with the club. The Rocklands played their games at the Nyack High School Field, where they had 1946 season attendance of 37,551, an average of 626 per home game.[6][7][1][8][2][9][3]

In their second season of North Atlantic League play, the 1947 The Nyack Rocklands became an affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1947 season saw Nyack finish with a record of 49–83 and in 8th place in the league standings under Manager Emil Schwob. Season attendance was 26,000,an average of 394.[7][8][2][10][11]

Nyack played their final minor league season in 1948. The Nyack Rocklands of the North Atlantic League ended the 1948 season with a record of 46–82, finishing 7th in the North Atlantic League. The 1948 Rocklands were managed by Roland Sabatini and Brandy Davis. The 1948 season attendance averaged 344 per game with a total of 22,048. The Nyak franchise permanently folded after the season.[7][8][2][12][13]

The ballpark

From 1946 to 1948 the Nyack Rocklands played at Nyack High School Field. The ballpark was the field for Nyack High School. The ballpark had a capacity of 3,500 and admission was .50 cents. The ballpark had lights and steel towers that were moved from the former Clarkstown Country Club ballpark to the high school field as part of a Works Project Administration project at the high school ballpark. Still in use today at the high school, and known as McCallman Field, the ballpark is located at Haven Court & North Franklin Street at 5th Avenue & North Midland Avenue, Nyack, New York.[14][15][8]