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The city of Mansfield, Ohio, was home to minor league baseball teams, known by various nicknames, which played periodically between 1887 and 1912, and between 1935 and 1941.[1]: 95
History
Late 19th century
The team first began play in the Ohio State League in 1887 as simply Mansfield. The following season, the club moved to the Tri-State League until 1890. After a three-year hiatus, Mansfield once again fielded a new team, the Mansfield Electricians and played the 1893 season in the short-lived Ohio–Michigan League. No team was then fielded until 1897, when the city fielded the Mansfield Haymakers in the Interstate League.
Early 20th century
In 1906, the city was represented in then Ohio–Pennsylvania League with the Mansfield Giants. The club changed its name to the Mansfield Pioneers in 1907 until 1909. The team was once again renamed the Mansfield Reformers in 1910 and the Mansfield Brownies in 1911. In 1912 the club moved back to the Ohio State League for their final season of this era.
Pre-World War II
In 1935, the Mansfield Tigers were champions of the Ohio State League.[1]: 342 The Tigers also competed briefly in 1936, disbanding on May 25.[1]: 347 In 1937, competing as the Mansfield Red Sox, the team again were Ohio State League champions.[1]: 354 The team's final seasons were 1939 as the Mansfield Indians,[1]: 368 1940 as the Mansfield Braves,[1]: 375 and 1941 as the Braves.[1]: 383
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Notes |
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| 1887 | 46–56 | 6th | Sandy McDermott, Bob Allen & Frank O'Brien | |
| 1888 | 43–74 | 6th | Frank Torreyson, Frank O'Brien, James Green & Ed Darrow |
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| 1889 | 49–25 | 1st | George Greer | League champions |
| 1893 | 19–19 | 3rd | Cal McVey | |
| 1897 | 63–61 | 5th | Con Strouthers & Barton Howard | |
| 1898 | 71–75 | 6th | Barton Howard | |
| 1899 | 86–54 | 2nd | Dan Lowney | |
| 1900 | 67–68 | 5th | Dan Lowney | |
| 1906 | 59–77 | 7th | Carl McVey | |
| 1907 | 55–84 | T6th | Carl McVey | |
| 1908 | 76–73 | 4th | Carl McVey & Tim Flood | |
| 1909 | 63–58 | 3rd | Tim Flood | |
| 1910 | 60–66 | 5th | George Fox | |
| 1911 | 55–82 | 5th | Ed Hahn, Les Channell & Frank Reynolds | |
| 1912 | 72–67 | 2nd | Barry McCormick & Walter East |
Source: [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Baseball Reference Mansfield, Ohio". Baseball-Reference.com.
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