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
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass A, Class D, Class C, Class B
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
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)
BallparkMarsh Field

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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Year-by-year records

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Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs Notes
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.