Superior Blues

The Superior Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. From 1933 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1955, the Blues played in the Northern League.

In 1937, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns. From 1938 to 1940, they were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1942, from 1946 to 1952 and in 1955, they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.

Over the course of their history, they won two league championships. They first came in 1933 under manager Dick Wade and the second came in 1952 under Wally Millies.^[1]

In 1956, this team merged with the Duluth Dukes to form the Duluth–Superior Dukes.

While playing in Superior the team played its games at Superior Municipal Stadium adjacent to the UWS Campus. After being vacated by the Blues the stadium was destroyed by fire in 1963. A portion of UWS's Ostrander Hall now occupies the former stadium site.

Major League Players

• 1933 -- Morrie Arnovich, Rip Wade
• 1934 -- Morrie Arnovich, Rip Wade
• 1935 -- Blix Donnelly, Rip Wade
• 1936 -- None
• 1937 -- None
• 1938 -- Wally Gilbert, Pete Reiser
• 1939 -- Johnny Ostrowski
• 1940 -- Chappie Geygan, Bill Ramsey
• 1941 -- Len Perme
• 1942 -- Dizzy Dean, Russ Kerns, Russ Meyer, Len Okrie
  • 1943 -- Ernie Rudolph played for the Superior Bays of the Class E Twin Ports League
• 1946 -- Art Johnson, Dick Strahs
• 1947 -- None
• 1948 -- None
• 1949 -- None
• 1950 -- Ben Huffman, Red Kress, Ken Landenberger
• 1951 -- None
• 1952 -- None
• 1953 -- None
• 1954 -- None
• 1955 -- Fritz Ackley, Glen Hobbie, Hal Trosky

Notable alumni

• Morrie Arnovich, a 1939 All Star for the Philadelphia Phillies and member of the 1940 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds.
• Dizzy Dean, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (1953); pitched and played outfield for the Blues for one game on July 19, 1942, a 6-3 loss to Winnipeg at Superior.

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