Michigan–Ontario League was the name of an American professional baseball league. It operated seven full seasons and part of an eighth from 1919 to 1926.
Classification | Class B (1919–1926) |
---|---|
Sport | Minor League Baseball |
First season | 1919 |
Ceased | June 13, 1926 |
Replaced by | Michigan State League |
President | Joseph S. Jackson (1919) George H. Maines (1920–1921) Thomas J. Halligan (1922–1926) |
No. of teams | 13 |
Country | United States of America, Canada |
Most titles | 2 London Tecumsehs Bay City Wolves |
Related competitions | Central League |
In 1926, the Michigan–Ontario League merged with the Central League to form the Michigan State League, which played only the one season.
Cities represented
edit- Battle Creek, MI: Battle Creek Custers 1919–1920
- Bay City, MI: Bay City Wolves 1919–1926
- Brantford, ON: Brantford Red Sox 1919–1921; Brantford Brants 1922
- Flint, MI: Flint Halligans 1919–1920; Flint Vehicles 1921–1926
- Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Billbobs 1923; Grand Rapids Homoners 1924
- Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Tigers 1919–1923; Hamilton Clippers 1924–1925
- Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Celery Pickers 1923; Kalamazoo Kazoos 1924
- Kitchener, ON: Kitchener Beavers 1919–1921; Kitchener Terriers 1922; Kitchener Colts 1925
- London, ON: London Tecumsehs 1919–1924; London Indians 1925
- Muskegon, MI: Muskegon Anglers 1923–1924
- Port Huron, MI: Port Huron Saints 1921; Port Huron Saints 1926
- Port Huron, MI & Sarnia, ON: Port Huron-Sarnia Saints 1922
- Saginaw, MI: Saginaw Aces 1919–1926
Standings & statistics
edit1919 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saginaw Aces | 77 | 32 | .706 | – | Buzz Wetzel |
Hamilton Tigers | 75 | 36 | .676 | 3.0 | Frank Shaughnessy |
Battle Creek Custers | 67 | 45 | .598 | 11.5 | Dan Jenkins |
Brantford Red Sox | 61 | 46 | .570 | 15.0 | Knotty Lee |
Bay City Wolves | 43 | 69 | .384 | 35.5 | Bill Cristall / Cal Wenger |
Kitchener Beavers | 41 | 68 | .376 | 36.0 | Jack Beatty |
London Tecumsehs | 41 | 70 | .369 | 37.0 | Joe Keenan / Starr Mason / Ken Hagel / Dad Stewart |
Flint Halligans | 35 | 74 | .321 | 42.0 | Jim Pierce |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Kaylor | Battle Creek | BA | .376 | John Glasier | Hamilton | W | 25 | |
Bill Pike | Saginaw | Runs | 95 | John Glasier | Hamilton | SO | 213 | |
Ted Kaylor | Battle Creek | Hits | 146 | Len Okrie | London | ERA | 1.00 | |
Andy Lotshaw | Flint/Brantford | HR | 13 | Harry Shriver | Saginaw | PCT | .750 18–6 |
1920 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London Tecumsehs | 86 | 32 | .729 | - | Buzz Wetzel |
Hamilton Tigers | 71 | 46 | .607 | 14.5 | Frank Shaughnessy |
Brantford Red Sox | 65 | 48 | .575 | 18.5 | Knotty Lee |
Kitchener Beavers | 53 | 63 | .457 | 32.0 | Jack Beatty |
Flint Halligans | 53 | 63 | .457 | 32.0 | James Pierce / Ted Anderson |
Bay City Wolves | 51 | 69 | .425 | 36.0 | Cal Wenger |
Battle Creek Custers | 46 | 74 | .383 | 41 | Gene Krapp / Johnnie Heving / James Pierce |
Saginaw Aces | 43 | 73 | .371 | 42.0 | Red McKee |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Wetzel | Flint | BA | .387 | George Carmen | London | W | 26 | |
E. H. Kennedy | London | Runs | 100 | Bill Morrisette | Hamilton | SO | 181 | |
Henry Wetzel | Flint | Hits | 164 | Joseph Reddy | Hamilton | ERA | 1.24 | |
Henry Wetzel | Flint | RBI | 72 | Tom Estelle | Brantford | ERA | 1.24 | |
Henry Wetzel | Flint | HR | 12 | George Carmen | London | Pct | .929; 26–2 |
1921 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London Tecumsehs | 72 | 46 | .610 | – | Buzz Wetzel |
Brantford Red Sox | 64 | 52 | .552 | 7.0 | George Orme |
Bay City Wolves | 65 | 53 | .551 | 7.0 | Punch Knoll |
Hamilton Tigers | 64 | 55 | .538 | 8.5 | Patsy O'Rourke |
Port Huron-Sarnia Saints | 58 | 63 | .479 | 15.5 | James Pierce / Ed Harter |
Saginaw Aces | 57 | 62 | .479 | 15.5 | Red McKee / Guy Zinn |
Kitchener Beavers | 45 | 68 | .398 | 24.5 | Dutch Jordan / Ernie Calbert |
Flint Vehicles | 48 | 74 | .393 | 26.0 | Ted Anderson / Dolly Gray |
Playoff: London 4 games, Bay City 2.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Nesser | Saginaw | BA | .385 | Cy Boothby | Bay City | W | 21 | |
William Gray | Flint | Runs | 104 | Claral Gillenwater | Saginaw | SO | 157 | |
Frank Nesser | Saginaw | Hits | 173 | Petie Behan | Hamilton | ERA | 1.33 | |
Frank Emmer | Flint | HR | 15 | Frank Matusak | Bay City | PCT | .762 16–5 | |
Ted Kaylor | Port Huron-Sarnia | RBI | 92 |
1922 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Tigers | 84 | 49 | .632 | – | Ernie Calbert |
London Tecumsehs | 83 | 50 | .624 | 1.0 | Buzz Wetzel |
Saginaw Aces | 74 | 58 | .561 | 9.5 | Bobby Byrne / Ernest Robertson |
Bay City Wolves | 69 | 62 | .527 | 14.0 | Punch Knoll |
Port Huron-Sarnia Saints | 67 | 65 | .508 | 16.5 | Bill Kelly |
Brantford Brants | 54 | 77 | .412 | 29.0 | Mickey LaLonge |
Flint Vehicles | 53 | 81 | .396 | 31.5 | William Powell / George Orme |
Kitchener Terriers | 46 | 88 | .343 | 38.5 | Tex Erwin / Jack Ryan / Ray Dunn / James Pierce |
Playoff: Hamilton 5 games, Saginaw 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Shafer | London | BA | .410 | Herman Schwartje | Saginaw | W | 23 | |
Clifford Hegedorn | Bay City | Runs | 105 | John Saladna | Brantford | SO | 164 | |
Ernie Calbert | Hamilton | Hits | 174 | Richard Glazier | Port Huron-Sarnia | ERA | 1.31 | |
John Roseberry | Saginaw | Hits | 174 | Petie Behan | Hamilton | PCT | .840 21–4 | |
Ernie Calbert | Hamilton | RBI | 110 | |||||
Ernie Calbert | Hamilton | HR | 28 |
1923 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bay City Wolves | 80 | 51 | .611 | – | Punch Knoll |
Saginaw Aces | 78 | 54 | .591 | 2.5 | Buzz Wetzel |
Muskegon Anglers | 73 | 57 | .562 | 6.5 | Red Fisher |
Flint Vehicles | 70 | 63 | .526 | 11.0 | Dan O'Leary |
Kalamazoo Celery Pickers | 69 | 64 | .518 | 12.0 | Marty Becker |
London Tecumsehs | 55 | 73 | .430 | 23.5 | Leo Mackey / Jack Beatty |
Grand Rapids Billbobs | 55 | 76 | .420 | 25.0 | Bob Wells |
Hamilton Tigers | 45 | 87 | .341 | 35.5 | Johnny Carlin |
Playoff: None
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Luce | Flint | BA | .382 | Seraphin Good | Bay City | W | 20 | |
Al Bashang | Saginaw | Runs | 106 | Seraphin Good | Bay City | SO | 168 | |
Art Jahn | Flint | Hits | 172 | Ovila Lahaie | Bay City | ERA | 1.85 | |
Tex Jeanes | Saginaw | Hits | 172 | Seraphin Good | Bay City | PCT | .800 20–5 | |
Tex Jeanes | Saginaw | RBI | 108 | |||||
Art Jahn | Flint | HR | 18 |
1924 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bay City Wolves | 86 | 50 | .632 | – | Punch Knoll |
Flint Vehicles | 78 | 52 | .600 | 5.0 | Dan O'Leary |
Hamilton Clippers | 76 | 60 | .559 | 10.0 | Buzz Wetzel |
Saginaw Aces | 72 | 64 | .529 | 14.0 | Al Bashang |
London Tecumsehs | 62 | 70 | .470 | 22.0 | Jack Beatty |
Grand Rapids Homoners | 60 | 74 | .448 | 25.0 | Josh Devore |
Muskegon Anglers | 58 | 79 | .423 | 28.5 | Red Fisher / Jack Ryan |
Kalamazoo Kazoos | 45 | 88 | .338 | 39.5 | Marty Becker / Newt Hunter |
Playoff: Bay City 4 games, Flint 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leo Payne | Grand Rapids | BA | .397 | Joe Kiefer | Bay City | W | 19 | |
Frank McGee | Hamilton | Runs | 111 | Ovila Lahaie | Bay City | SO | 148 | |
George Tomer | Bay City | Hits | 174 | Elton Rynearson | Muskegon | ERA | 2.51 | |
Frank Gleich | Hamilton | RBI | 95 | Sylvester Heitzman | Bay City | PCT | .783 18–5 | |
Frank Luce | Flint | HR | 23 |
1925 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London Indians | 83 | 52 | .615 | – | Mike Baker |
Hamilton Clippers | 82 | 57 | .590 | 3.0 | Buzz Wetzel |
Saginaw Aces | 76 | 66 | .535 | 10.5 | Les Nunamaker |
Bay City Wolves | 74 | 67 | .525 | 12.0 | Dick Breen |
Flint Vehicles | 68 | 73 | .482 | 18.0 | Jack Hruska |
Kitchener Colts | 35 | 103 | .254 | 49.5 | Knotty Lee / George Orme |
Playoff: Hamilton 4 games, London 3.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Klein | London | BA | .363 | Will Coogan | London | W | 24 | |
Guy Froman | Hamilton | Runs | 107 | Marty Griffin | Bay City | SO | 137 | |
Walter Sandquist | London | Hits | 178 | Will Coogan | London | ERA | 2.48 | |
Guy Froman | Hamilton | RBI | 112 | Pete Harris | London | PCT | .688 22–10 | |
Guy Froman | Hamilton | HR | 18 |
1926 Michigan–Ontario League
editTeam Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port Huron Saints | 20 | 10 | .667 | - | Johnny Carlin |
Saginaw Aces | 19 | 11 | .633 | 1.0 | Les Nunamaker |
Bay City Wolves | 10 | 18 | .357 | 9.0 | Bob Prysock |
Flint Vehicles | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.0 | Ray Dunn |
Last game played June 13. The league merged with the Central League to form the Michigan State League, which began play June 15.
References
edit- ^ "1919 Michigan-Ontario League schedule". Battle Creek Enquirer. April 15, 1919. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1920 Michigan-Ontario schedule". Battle Creek Enquirer. May 16, 1920. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "1921 Michigan-Ontario League schedule". The Times Herald. March 31, 1921. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1925 Michigan-Ontario League schedule". Detroit Free Press. April 18, 1925. p. 22 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1926 Michigan-Ontario League schedule". The Times Herald. April 3, 1926. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.