Muskegon Reds
The Muskegon Reds was the primary name of the minor league baseball franchise in Muskegon, Michigan that existed on-and-off from 1890 to 1951.
| Muskegon Reds 1884–1951 (1884, 1890, 1902, 1910–1914, 1916–1917, 1920–1924, 1926, 1934, 1940–1941, 1948–1951) Muskegon, Michigan | |
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| Previous classes | Class A, Class D, Class C, Class B |
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| Ballpark | Marsh Field |
History
Muskegon played in the Michigan State League (1890–1902, 1911–1914, 1926, 1940–1941), Central League (1916–1922, 1926, 1934, 1948–1951), Michigan-Ontario League (1923–1924) and the Northwestern League (1884). The franchise was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers (1940–1941), Chicago White Sox (1948–1950) and the New York Yankees (1951).[1]
The team shared their Reds moniker with Muskegon High School.
The ballpark
Muskegon teams played at historic Marsh Field, built in 1916 and named a State of Michigan historic landmark. [2] The park is located at 1800 Peck Street Muskegon, MI 49441. Today, it is the home of the Muskegon Clippers, who revived the previous Muskegon moniker and play in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. [3]
Notable Muskegon alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
- Bucky Harris (1916) Inducted, 1975
- Red Ruffing (1949, MGR) Inducted, 1967
Notable alumni
- Bud Clancy (1924)
- Buck Crouse (1921-1923)
- Freddie Fitzsimmons (1920-1922) 217 MLB wins
- Alex Grammas (1949)
- Elston Howard (1950) 12 x MLB All-Star; 1963 AL Most Valuable Player
- Doc Lavan (1912)
- Johnny Lipon (1941)
- Stubby Overmire (1941)
- Doc White (1920) NL ERA Leader
Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
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| 1911 | 73–45 | 2nd | Arthur DeBaker | none | |
| 1916 | 55–77 | 8th | Bade Myers | none | |
| 1926 | 12–13 | 3rd | Curtis "Buck" Wheat | -- | Central League merged with Michigan–Ontario League June 13 to form Michigan State League |
| 39–56 | 6th | Curtis "Buck" Wheat | none | Michigan State League began on June 15 | |
| 1934 | 4–9 | -- | Cy Boothby | Team disbanded May 30 | |
| 1940 | 49–57 | 5th | Jack Tighe | ||
| 1941 | 61–57 | 4th | Jack Tighe | none | |
| 1951 | 86–54 | 2nd | Jim Gleeson | none | |