Huron Phillies

The Huron Phillies was a primary name of a minor league baseball teams based Huron, South Dakota between 1920 and 1970. Huron teams last played in the Northern League from 1965 to 1970. Previous Huron minor league teams played as members of the Dakota League in 1920, South Dakota League in 1921 and Basin League 1954 to 1962.

Huron Phillies
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1920–1921)
Class A (1965)
Short-Season Class A (1966–1970)
LeagueSouth Dakota League (1920)
Dakota League (1921)
Basin League (1954–1962)
Northern League (1966–1970)
Major league affiliations
TeamPhiladelphia Phillies (1965–1968)
Chicago Cubs (1969–1970)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameHuron Packers (1920–1921)
Huron Phillies (1965–1968)
Huron Cubs (1969–1970)
BallparkMemorial Park Stadium (1920–1921, 1965–1970)

Huron was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1965 to 1968 and Chicago Cubs from 1969 to 1970.

History

The Huron Phillies began minor league play as members of the Northern League in 1965. Huron had previously hosted the Huron Packers, who played as members of the charter members of the South Dakota League in 1920 and Dakota League in 1921. Huron was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1965 to 1968 and Chicago Cubs in 1969 and 1970, playing the last two seasons as the Huron Cubs . The Huron minor league franchise folded following the 1970 season and the Northern League folded in 1971.[1][2][3][4]

The ballpark

Huron teams were noted to have played minor league home games at Memorial Park Stadium. Memorial Park Stadium is still in use today, located at 390 Jersey Avenue NE, Huron, South Dakota.[5][6]

Timeline
Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeagueAffiliate
19201Huron PackersClass DSouth Dakota LeagueNone
19211Dakota League
1954–19629Huron ElksCollegiate SummerBasin League
1965–19684Huron PhilliesClass ANorthern LeaguePhiladelphia Phillies
1969–19702Huron CubsChicago Cubs

Year-by-year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
192056-403rdBill ShipkeNone held
192134-648thJay AndrewsNone held
196531-353rdJoe LonnettNone held
196632-353rdJoe LonnettNone held
196737-404thJoe LonnettNone held
196826-435thDallas GreenNone held
196931-394thMel WrightNone held
197037-312ndJimmy FreeseNone held

Notable alumni

See also

Huron Phillies players
Huron Cubs players
Huron Packers players

References
  1. "Huron, South Dakota Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1965 Huron Phillies Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "1920 Huron Packers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "1969 Huron Cubs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. "Memorial Park Stadium - Huron South Dakota - Former Home of the Huron Phillies / Cubs". digitalballparks.com.
  6. "Sports Venues". www.huronsd.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.