Dayton Ducks
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description<templatestyles src="Infobox/mobileviewfix.css"/>Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Dayton Ducks were a minor league baseball team that played in the Central League in 1932 and then the Middle Atlantic League from 1933–1942. The team took its name from their owner and field manager, former St. Louis Cardinals player Ducky Holmes.[1] They were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934–35, 1938–1942 and the Chicago White Sox in 1937. The team was briefly known as the Dayton Wings from 1939–1940, when Holmes was not involved with the club.[1]
The ballparks
The team played at North Side Field and then Hudson Field. North side field was located at Leo Street and Troy Pike. Hudson Field was located at West Third Street and was near the Soldiers Home.[2][3][4]
Notable alumni
- Como Cotelle (1940)
- Rod Dedeaux (1935) Manager: 11 x NCAA College World Series Champion USC Trojans
- Frank McCormick (1935) 9 x MLB All-Star; 1940 NL Most Valuable Player
- Dick Siebert (1932, 1934) MLB All-Star
- Phil Weintraub (1932)
- Johnny Vander Meer (1933)
References
External links
- Dayton Baseball HistoryTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Defunct minor league baseball teams
- Defunct baseball teams in Ohio
- Baseball in Dayton, Ohio
- Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliates
- Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
- 1932 establishments in Ohio
- 1942 disestablishments in Ohio
- Baseball teams established in 1932
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1942
- Central League teams
- Middle Atlantic League teams