Lakewood BlueClaws

The Lakewood BlueClaws are a minor league baseball team based in Lakewood, New Jersey. The BlueClaws play in the Class A South Atlantic League and are affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Their home field is FirstEnergy Park.

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Minor league - Baseball - Lakewood, New Jersey - South Atlantic League - Philadelphia Phillies - Major League Baseball - FirstEnergy Park

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The BlueClaws moved to Lakewood from Fayetteville, North Carolina, where they had been known first as the Fayetteville Generals and later as the Cape Fear Crocs. Their first season in Lakewood was 2001.

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Fayetteville, North Carolina - 2001

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Since their arrival in New Jersey, the BlueClaws have been a success at the gate. In each of their first four seasons, they have averaged over 6,500 fans per game. On August 26, 2002, in a game against the Hickory Crawdads which the BlueClaws won 3-0, attendance was a South Atlantic League record 13,003. This success comes in the absence of great success on the field. In their first four seasons, the BlueClaws failed to qualify for the playoffs. Their overall record topped the .500 mark for the first time in 2004.

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New Jersey - August 26 - 2002 - Hickory Crawdads - 2004

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