Muskegon Reds

Minor league baseball team

Muskegon Reds

* 1884-1951
* (1884, 1890, 1902, 1910–1914, 1916–1917, 1920–1924, 1926, 1934, 1940–1941, 1948–1951)
* Muskegon, Michigan

Minor league affiliations
Previous classes| Class A, Class D, Class C, Class B

Previous leagues

* Michigan State League (1890–1902, 1911–1914, 1926, 1940–1941)
* Central League (1916–1922, 1926, 1934, 1948–1951)
* Michigan-Ontario League (1923–1924)
* Northwestern League (1884)

Major league affiliations
Previous teams|

* New York Yankees (1950-1951)
* Chicago White Sox (1948–1949)
* Detroit Tigers (1940–1941)

Team data
Name|

* Muskegon Reds (1902, 1911, 1916, 1926, 1934, 1940–1941, 1951)

* Muskegon Clippers (1948–1950)
* Muskegon Anglers (1923–1924)
* Muskegon Muskies (1917, 1920–1922)
* Muskegon Speeders (1912–1914)*
* Muskegon Speed Boys (1910)

Ballpark| Marsh Field

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.

## History

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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), and as the Muskegon Clippers with the Chicago White Sox (1948–1949) and the New York Yankees (1950-1951).[1]

The team shared their colors moniker with Muskegon High School.

## The ballpark

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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

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* Bucky Harris (1916) Inducted Baseball Hall of Fame, 1975
* Red Ruffing (1949, MGR) Inducted Baseball Hall of Fame, 1967
* 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 records

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Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes

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1911 | 73–45 | 2nd | Arthur DeBaker | No playoffs held
1916 | 55–77 | 8th | Bade Myers | No playoffs held
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 | No Playoffs held | Michigan State League began on June 15
1934 | 4–9 | \-- | Cy Boothby | Team disbanded May 30
1940 | 49–57 | 5th | Jack Tighe | No playoffs held
1941 | 61–57 | 4th | Jack Tighe | No playoffs held
1951 | 86–54 | 2nd | Jim Gleeson | No playoffs held

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## References

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1. ^ "Muskegon, Michigan Encyclopedia".
2. ^ "History | GLCBL: Muskegon Clippers - Pointstreak Sites".
3. ^ "Home". historicmarshfield.com.
4. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.