Lafayette Drillers
| Lafayette Drillers | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Double-A (1975–1976) |
| League | Texas League (1975–1976) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | San Francisco Giants (1975–1976) |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (1) | 1975 (co-champions) |
| Team data | |
| Ballpark | Clark Field |
The Lafayette Drillers baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise representing Lafayette, Louisiana, that played for two seasons, 1975–76, in the Double-A Texas League as an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The team played its home games at Clark Field.
The Drillers were created when the Amarillo Giants transferred to Lafayette after a 1974 campaign that saw them draw a total of less than 46,000 fans. Lafayette previously hosted minor league teams in the Evangeline League (Class D, 1934–42; Class C, 1948–57), Louisiana State League (Class D, 1920) and the early-20th century Gulf Coast League (Class D, 1907). Those teams sported nicknames such as the Browns, Hubs, White Sox, Bulls and Oilers.