Green Bay Dodgers
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Green Bay Dodgers 1891–1960 (1891–1892, 1902, 1905–1914, 1940–1942, 1946–1953, 1958–1960) Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
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| League | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1958–1960) |
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| League titles | 3 (1946, 1953, 1959) |
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Previous parks | Joannes Stadium |
The Green Bay Dodgers were a minor league baseball team located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The team operated in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I).
The team originated as the Evansville Braves in 1946. The team was an affiliate of the Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves from 1946–1957 and played in Evansville, Indiana. They won four league championships.
The team switched cities and affiliations for the 1958 season, moving to Green Bay and taking on the name of the Green Bay Bluejays that had been previously belonged to a different team that left town in 1953. Now affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Bluejays won the league title in 1959. The name was changed to the Green Bay Dodgers for the 1960 season. The team folded after the season.
The earlier Green Bay Bluejays were members of the Wisconsin State League (1940–1942, 1946–1953) and were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians (1947–1953) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946).[1] Previous Green Bay teams were the Green Bay Bays (1909–1914), Green Bay Tigers (1908), Green Bay Orphans (1907), Green Bay Colts (1905–1906), Green Bay (1902), Green Bay Bays (1892), and Green Bay (1891).[2] Thbey were members of the Wisconsin–Illinois League (1908–1914), Wisconsin State League (1902, 1905–1907), Wisconsin–Michigan League (1892) and the Wisconsin State League (1891).[3]
The Ballparks
The Dodgers and Bluejays played at Joannes Park beginning in 1940. It was located at Baird Street and Walnut Street.[4]
Notable Players
- Phil Ortega (1960)
- Doug Camilli (1959)
- Willie Davis (1959) 3 x GG; 2 x MLB AS
- Tim Harkness (1959)
- Nate Oliver (1959)
- Pete Richert (1959) 2 x MLB AS
- Frank Howard (1958) 4× MLB AS; MLB MGR; 2 × AL Home Run Leader (1968, 1970) ; 1970 AL RBI Leader; 1960 NL Rookie of the Year
- Ed Rakow (1958)
- Pete Reiser (1958, MGR) 3× MLB AS; 1941 NL Batting Title; 2 × NL Stolen Base Leader (1942, 1946)
- Earl Robinson (1958)
- Dick Brown (1953)
- Russ Nixon (1953) MLB MGR
- Phil Seghi (1949–53, MGR) MLB Executive/Scout: Signed Pete Rose
- Billy Moran (1952) MLB AS
- Jim Delsing (1942)
- George Binks (1941)
- Andy Pafko (1941) 5 x MLB AS
- Felix Chouinard (1909–10, 1913)
- Fritz Mollwitz (1910–11, 1913)
- Fred Thomas (1913)
- Earl Smith (1911-1912) 3 x WS Champion
- Bert Cunningham (1892)
- Eddie Fusselback (1892)
References
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Green%20Bay&state=WI&country=US&empty=0
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Green%20Bay&state=WI&country=US&empty=0
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Green%20Bay&state=WI&country=US&empty=0
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/park.cgi?id=WI009