York White Roses

York defeated Williamsport before 3,500 fans at the Phillies' ball park in Philadelphia for the new league's first championship.

The 1906 season was full of controversy when the rival Lancaster Maroons changed their name to the Red Roses.

George Heckert, White Roses manager, publicly denounced Lancaster's team and predicted that Lancaster would end the season in last place after it unveiled new jerseys and a new name days before the season opener against York.

[4] The White Roses were unaffiliated until the 1933 season when they became part of the Brooklyn Dodgers minor league system.

Financial hardships due to the Great Depression caused this version of the White Roses to fold after the 1933 season.

From 1953 to 1955, the White Roses were members of the Piedmont League, affiliated with the St. Louis Browns from 1952 to 1953 and the Baltimore Orioles from 1954 to 1955.

Hall of Fame player Brooks Robinson played his first professional season for the 1955 White Roses.

After many dismal losing seasons in the 1960s the York Pirates made it to the Finals against the Pittsfield Red Sox of Massachusetts.