Muskegon Reds

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 (1951); Chicago White Sox (1948–1950); 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[]

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), Chicago White Sox (1948–1950) and the New York Yankees (1951).^[1]

The team shared their Reds moniker with Muskegon High School.

The ballpark[]

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[]

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni[]

Bucky Harris (1916) Inducted, 1975
Red Ruffing (1949, MGR) Inducted, 1967

Notable alumni[]

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 record[]

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1911	73–45	2nd	Arthur DeBaker	none

1916	55–77	8th	Bade Myers	none

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	none	Michigan State League began on June 15

1934	4–9	--	Cy Boothby	Team disbanded May 30

1940	49–57	5th	Jack Tighe
1941	61–57	4th	Jack Tighe	none

1951	86–54	2nd	Jim Gleeson	none

References[]

[1] "Muskegon, Michigan Encyclopedia".

[2] "History | GLCBL: Muskegon Clippers - Pointstreak Sites".

[3] ttp://www.historicmarshfield.com/

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Minor league affiliations
Muskegon Reds 1884–1951 (1884, 1890, 1902, 1910–1914, 1916–1917, 1920–1924, 1926, 1934, 1940–1941, 1948–1951) Muskegon, Michigan
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 (1951) Chicago White Sox (1948–1950) 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