Dayton Dragons

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Dayton Dragons
Founded in 1988 in Rockford, Illinois
Based in Dayton, Ohio since 2000
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Team logo Cap insignia
Class-level
Current Single A
Minor league affiliations
League Midwest League (1988–present)
Division Eastern Division
Major league affiliations
Current Cincinnati Reds (1999–present)
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Minor league titles
League titles (0) None
Division titles (5)
  • 1988
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 2001
  • 2011
Team data
Nickname Dayton Dragons (2000–present)
Previous names
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  • Rockford Reds (1999)
  • Rockford Cubbies (1995–1998)
  • Rockford Royals (1993–1994)
  • Rockford Expos (1988–1992)
Ballpark Fifth Third Field (2000–present)
Previous parks
 Marinelli Field (1988–1999)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Troy Smith Magic Johnson
Manager Dick Schofield
General Manager Gary Mayse

The Dayton Dragons are a Class A minor league baseball team playing in the Midwest League based in Dayton, Ohio. The Dragons are affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. Their home stadium is Fifth Third Field. In 2011, they broke the record for most consecutive sellouts by a professional sports team, selling out their 815th consecutive game, breaking the record formerly held by the Portland Trail Blazers.[1][2]

The Dragons came to Dayton in 2000. They were previously a franchise based in Rockford, Illinois, and were called the Rockford Expos (1988–1992), Rockford Royals (1993–1994), Rockford Cubbies (1995–1998), and Rockford Reds (1999).

Fifth Third Field

The team's home park is Fifth Third Field in Dayton. During its first season the Dragons set a class A baseball attendance record of 581,853. Dayton broke that record in 2003 when 590,382 fans—ranking seventh in all of minor league baseball—went through the turnstiles, and again in 2004 with 593,663 paying fans.[3]

The Dragons average 8,375 fans per game, or 116% of capacity. The Dragons have been the top Class A team in attendance every year of their existence, and have set and re-broken the record for Class A attendance three times.[4] On April 17, 2007, the Dragons enjoyed their 500th consecutive sellout.[5]

On July 9, 2011, the Dragons officially set a new record of 815 consecutive sellout games.[6] The sellout streak is the longest across all professional sports in the US, passing the previous record set by the Portland Trail Blazers from 1977–1995.[7][8] On May 10, 2014, the streak of consecutive sellouts reached 1,000 games. According to the official team website, every game in the team's 15-year existence has been a sellout. [9] The Dragons continued their sellout streak throughout 2015 and finished the season with their 1,121st straight sold-out game.[10]

Achievements

  • The team was voted as one of the top ten hottest tickets in all of professional sports by Sports Illustrated.[11]
  • The Dragons have led the Midwest League and all of Single A baseball in total season attendance since 2011.[12]
  • On July 9, 2011, they set the new record of the most consecutive sold out games (815 total) in all of professional sports.[13] As of the end of the 2015 season, the still-in-progress record stands at 1,121 straight games. [10]
  • In 2011, Ballpark Digest named the Dragons the "Minor League Baseball Organization of the Year."[14] This honor came during a year in which they set the all-time professional sports sellout streak of 815 (they finished the season at 843 consecutive sellouts); finished 1st in the Midwest League Eastern Division and had the overall best Midwest League record (.593); set franchise records for wins (83–57), wins in a half (48–22 during the second half, which was also the best record among the 80 teams in the seven full-season Minor League Baseball leagues that split their seasons), road wins (38), and wins in a month (22 in August); set franchise records for team ERA (3.39) and shutout wins (14); set a Midwest League pitching record for strikeouts (1,292); and set a franchise record for stolen bases (224, including 103 by shortstop Billy Hamilton, which was the 9th highest total ever for a Minor Leaguer).[15][16][17]
  • In 2012, the Dragons were a finalist team for the Sports Business Journal "Professional Sports Team of the Year."[18]
  • In 2012, the Dragons franchise was said to be valued at $23 million making the team the most valuable class A minor league franchise in the United States.[19]
  • In 2012, the Dragons franchise was selected as the winner of the John H. Johnson President’s Trophy.[20] The winning team, chosen from all minor league teams (Single A, Double A, and Triple A), is chosen by the president of Minor League Baseball and given to "the complete baseball franchise -- based on franchise stability, contributions to league stability, contributions to baseball in the community, and promotion of the baseball industry." Only two other Midwest Leagues teams have received this award.[21]
  • Site of the Midwest League All-Star Games in 2001 and 2013[22]

Season-by-season records

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
DAY 2000 70 67 .511 4th in MWL East 2 3 .400 Defeated West Michigan in League Quarterfinals, 2–1
Lost to Michigan in League Semifinals, 0–2
DAY 2001 82 57 .590 2nd in MWL East 2 2 .500 Defeated Lansing in League Quarterfinals, 2–0
Lost to South Bend in League Semifinals, 0–2
DAY 2002 73 67 .521 4th in MWL East 0 2 .000 Lost to West Michigan in League Quarterfinals, 0–2
DAY 2003 61 78 .439 6th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2004 48 92 .343 6th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2005 60 79 .432 6th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2006 67 73 .479 5th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2007 78 62 .557 3rd in MWL East 1 2 .333 Lost to South Bend in League Quarterfinals, 1–2
DAY 2008 66 72 .478 2nd in MWL East 2 2 .500 Defeated Lansing in League Quarterfinals, 2–0
Lost to South Bend In League Semifinals, 0–2
DAY 2009 59 80 .425 4th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2010 53 85 .384 8th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2011 83 57 .593 1st in MWL East 1 2 .333 Lost to Lansing In League Quarterfinals, 1–2
DAY 2012 60 78 .435 8th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2013 65 74 .468 6th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2014 68 70 .493 3rd in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
DAY 2015 71 68 .511 5th in MWL East – – – Did not Qualify
TOTAL — 1,064 1,159 .479 — 8 13 .391 —

Major league alumni

Sixty-seven Dragons players have gone on to play in MLB since the team's move to Dayton in 2000. The following are notable players whose minor league career included playing for the Dayton Dragons, including the years they played in Dayton.

Personnel

The Dragons have had eight managers in their history:

Team Affiliations

Level Team League Location
MLB Cincinnati Reds National League Cincinnati, Ohio
AAA Louisville Bats International League Louisville, Kentucky
AA Pensacola Blue Wahoos Southern League Pensacola, Florida
A–Advanced Daytona Tortugas Florida State League Daytona Beach, Florida
A Dayton Dragons Midwest League Dayton, Ohio
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Billings, Montana
Rookie AZL Reds Arizona League Goodyear, Arizona
Rookie DSL Reds Dominican Summer League Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Media

All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on 980 WONE, with Tom Nichols as the broadcaster. The broadcasts are also available via the internet at daytondragons.com and wone.com and on mobile devices via the Dragons mobile app.

The Dragons also televise 25 games per season on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 and Time Warner Cable channels 23 and 372. Tom Nichols handles the play-by-play. Guest color commentators in 2014 included Billy Hamilton, Ken Griffey Sr., Ron Oester, Bill Doran, Doug Bair, Todd Benzinger, Hal McCoy, Josh Hall, and Chris Sexton among others.[23]

Roster

Dayton Dragons roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 25 Tejay Antone
  • 16 Mark Armstrong
  • 28 Brennan Bernardino
  • 33 Jake Ehret
  • 20 Brian Hunter
  • 34 Jeremy Kivel
  • 23 Conor Krauss
  • -- Dan Langfield 10px
  • 35 Tyler Mahle
  • 31 Jacob Moody
  • 18 Junior Morillo
  • 17 Jake Paulson
  • 21 Ty Sterner
  • 24 Wyatt Strahan
  • 10 Michael Sullivan

Catchers

  • 30 Garrett Boulware
  •  5 Shedric Long
  •  3 Chad Tromp

Infielders

  • 19 Argenis Aldazoro
  •  2 Luis Gonzalez
  • 11 Paul Kronenfeld
  • 29 Gavin LaValley
  • 22 Avain Rachal
  •  7 Cory Thompson
  • 12 Ty Washington

Outfielders

  • 27 Aristides Aquino 10px
  • 36 Narciso Crook
  •  9 Jimmy Pickens
  • 38 Jonathan Reynoso

Manager

Coaches


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* On Cincinnati Reds 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated July 31, 2015
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References

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  14. ↑ Dragons Selected as Organization of the Year. Dayton.dragon.milb.com (August 23, 2011). Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
  15. ↑ Dragons enter playoffs with best record in team history. Daytondailynews.com (September 6, 2011). Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
  16. ↑ Dragons End Regular Season with Record-Breaking Win. Web.minorleaguebaseball.com (September 5, 2011). Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
  17. ↑ Dragons pitchers set MWL record. Daytondailynews.com (September 4, 2011). Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
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  21. ↑ Major Award Winners, milb.com
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  23. ↑ Dragons on TV Wednesday, milb.com, 26 August 2014.

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