Canton Giants

The Canton Giants was the final name of a minor league baseball team that represented Canton, Ohio between 1905 and 1915. In 1905 Canton fielded a team called the Canton Protectives which a charter member of Ohio–Pennsylvania League. On July 10, 1905, the Fort Wayne Railroaders relocated to Canton for the remainder of their season to form the Canton Red Stockings of the Central League. The team remained in the Central League for the next two seasons and were renamed the Canton Chinamen, in a name play on Canton, China. The city returned to the Ohio–Pennsylvania League Canton Watchmakers. In 1910 and 1911, the club was renamed the Canton Deubers. The team name changed once again as the club rejoined the Central League in 1912 to the Canton Statesmen. The following year the club joined the Interstate League as the Canton Senators. After not fielding a team in 1914, the club played in 1915 as the Canton Giants in the Buckeye League. Team disbanded June 11, 1915 and the league folded after the season. Canton would not have another professional team until the Canton Terriers began play in 1928.

Canton Giants
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class D (1915)
  • Class B (1912–1913)
  • Class C (1908-11)
  • Class B (1905–1907)
  • Class C (1905)
LeagueBuckeye League (1915)
Previous leagues
Team data
Previous names
  • Canton Giants (1915)
  • Canton Senators (1913)
  • Canton Statesmen (1912)
  • Canton Deubers (1910–1911)
  • Canton Watchmakers (1908–1909)
  • Canton Chinamen (1906–1907)
  • Canton Red Stockings (1905)
  • Canton Protectives (1905)

Year-by-year record

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
190519-40NABill Delaneynone
190525-377thBade Myers & George WilliamsFort Wayne moved to
Canton on July 10
190685-633rdBade Myersnone
190769-643rdBade Myersnone
190865-543rdEd Murphy & Thomas Lindsaynone
190955-675thVan Pattersonnone
191072-542ndFerdinand Drummnone
191175-594thFerdinand Drummnone
191264-667thEd Gremmingernone
191329-447thBade Myersnone
19155-11NABill Prout & Charles SkelleyTeam disbanded June 11
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