The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically in 1900, from 1903–1917, 1920–1922, 1926, 1928–1930, 1934, and 1948–1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season. The Central League later reformed in 1928.
4-638: 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 . 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
8-673: The Dayton Wings from 1939–1940, when Holmes was not involved with the club. 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. This article about a baseball team in Ohio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Central League (baseball) The Central League hosted teams from 37 cities over its six decades of league play. Teams from
12-1479: The Central League. 1900 Central League Peoria disbanded July 8; Springfield (4-14) transferred to Jacksonville May 21; Jacksonville disbanded July 8. Playoffs : Danville defeated Bloomington 1903 Central League Anderson (15-12) moved to Grand Rapids May 30 1904 Central League Marion (12-15) moved to Peoria (27-33) May 30; Peoria returned to Marion July 31; Evansville disbanded September 6 1905 Central League Fort Wayne (31-41) moved to Canton July 10 1906 Central League 1906 - schedule 1907 Central League 1908 Central League 1909 Central League 1910 Central League 1911 Central League Grand Rapids (25-36) moved to Newark June 27; South Bend (42-36) moved to Grand Rapids July 13; Evansville (54-54) moved to South Bend August 11 1912 Central League 1913 Central League 1913 - schedule 1914 Central League Springfield disbanded August 8 1915 Central League 1916 Central League Grand Rapids played some games at Battle Creek, MI Playoffs : Dayton 4 games, Springfield 2 1917 Central League South Bend (26-35) moved to Peoria July 8 Playoffs : Grand Rapids 4 games, Peoria 3 1920 Central League 1920 - schedule 1921 Central League Jackson (27-45) moved to Ionia July 20 1922 Central League Playoffs : Grand Rapids 5 games, Ludington 3 1926 Central League League merged with
16-442: The states of Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania and West Virginia were represented. Before the current minor league baseball classification system was introduced in 1963, minor leagues/teams were classified from Class D up to Class Triple-A . The following is a list of the various classifications that the Central League had during its years of operation: The following are cities and former teams that made up
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