Albuquerque Cardinals

The Dons and Cardinals hosted home minor league games at Tingley Field Minor league baseball first began in Albuquerque in 1915, when the Albuquerque Dukes played one season in the Rio Grande Association.

The 1937 regular season standings were led by the El Paso Texans with a 73–49 record, followed by Albuquerque (56–59), the Bisbee Bees (51–71), and Tucson Cowboys (57–58).

The Cardinals ended the season with a 67–65 record, playing under returning manager Bill DeLancey and did not qualify for the playoff, won by El Paso.

The Cardinals finished the regular season with a record of 70–60, placing second in the overall standings under manager Bill DeLancey, winning the second half–standings of the split–season schedule.

In the playoff final, the Cardinals defeated the Bisbee-Douglas Bees 4 games to 2 to claim the 1939 championship.

[15] The Albuquerque Cardinals finished with a record of 60–64, placing third in the league, playing the season under manager Jack Farmer.

Also called "Apprentice Field," the stadium was upgraded in 1937 with a $10,900 Works Progress Administration grant.

St. Louis Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey was present for first game in 1937 and called Tingley Field "one of the finest minor league parks in America".