Southern Michigan League

The Southern Michigan League was a Minor League Baseball circuit which operated between 1906 and 1912. It was classified as a Class D league from 1906 to 1910 and as a Class C league from 1911 to 1912. After that, the league was known as the Southern Michigan Association between 1913 and 1915.

Tha Southern Michigan Association held a Class D status in 1913 and was given Class C recognition in 1914 and 1915. The Association closed up after the 1915 season.

Cities represented/teams

• Adrian, Michigan
  • Adrian Yeggs (1909-11)
  • Adrian Lions (1912)
  • Adrian Champs (1913)
  • Adrian Fencevilles (1914)

• Battle Creek, Michigan
  • Battle Creek Crickets (1906-15)

• Bay City, Michigan
  • Bay City (1907-10)
  • Bay City Billikens (1911-12)
  • Bay City Beavers (1913-15)

• Flint, Michigan
  • Flint Vehicles (1907-15)

• Jackson, Michigan
  • Jackson Convicts (1906-13)
  • Jackson Chiefs (1914)
  • Jackson Vets (1915)

• Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Kalamazoo White Sox (1906-08)
  • Kalamazoo Kazoos (1909-10, 1913-14)
  • Kalamazoo Celery Pickers (1911-12

• Lansing, Michigan
  • Lansing Senators (1907-14)

• Mount Clemens, Michigan
  • Mount Clemens Bathers (1906-07, 1914)

• Saginaw, Michigan
  • Saginaw (1906)
  • Saginaw Wa-was (1908-10)
  • Saginaw Krazy Kats (1911)
  • Saginaw Trailers (1912)
  • Saginaw Ducks (1913-15)
• South Bend, Indiana
  • South Bend Benders (1914)
  • South Bend Factors (1915)

• Tecumseh, Michigan
  • Tecumseh (1906-08)

• Toledo, Ohio
  • Toledo Mud Hens (1914)

Pennant winners

• 1906 - Mount Clemens Bathers
• 1907 - Tecumseh
• 1908 - Saginaw Wa-was
• 1909 - Saginaw Wa-was
• 1910 - Kalamazoo Kazoos
• 1911 - Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
• 1912 - Adrian Lions
• 1913 - Battle Creek Crickets
• 1914 - Bay City Beavers
• 1915 - South Bend Factors

Hall of Fame alumni

• Jesse Haines (Saginaw Ducks, 1914-15)

Some players of note

• Fritz Buelow (Bay City, 1909)
• Joe Harris (Bay City, 1913-14)
• Jim Hughey (Kalamazoo, 1910)
• Beany Jacobson (Kalamazoo, 1911)
• Gene Krapp (Flint, 1909)
• Jack Onslow (Lansing, 1912)
• Vic Saier (Lansing, 1910)
• Robert Troy (Adrian, 1912)
• Charlie Wagner (Kalamazoo, 1912-15)

Sources

• Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second edition, April 1997.