Sault Ste. Marie Soos

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Sault Ste. Marie Soos
1905
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1905)
LeagueCopper Country Soo League (1905)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameSault Ste. Marie Soos (1905)
BallparkBrady Park (1905)

The Sault Ste. Marie Soos were a minor league baseball team based in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan in 1905. Sault Ste. Marie played as members of the Copper Country Soo League.

History[]

It was reported that Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan hosted an independent team in 1904. Reportedly, former Negro leagues (Hot Springs Arlingtons) player Julian Ware was a player and coach on the 1904 Sault Ste. Marie Soos, integrating the team after playing baseball at the University of Wisconsin, where he was the team captain in 1903. Ware worked for the Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste. Marie before becoming a M.D. It was noted Eddie Cicotte (Black Sox scandal) and Donie Bush joined Ware on the 1904 Sault Ste. Marie team, which was managed by F.A. Durham. Cicotte was noted to have had a record of 38–4 pitching for Sault Ste. Marie in 1904.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Sault Ste. Marie began classified minor league play in 1905. The Sault Ste. Marie "Soos" played as members of the four–team Class D level Copper Country Soo League. The Calumet Aristocrats, Hancock Infants and Lake Linden Lakers teams joined Sault Ste. Marie in league play. Julian Ware was invited to rejoin the 1905 Soos, but was unable to play due to his job at the Edison Sault Electric Company in Sault Ste. Marie.[7][8][1]

The use of the "Soo" name by both the Copper Country Soo League and the Sault Ste. Marie Soos team corresponded with the four league teams being mining towns being located along the route of the Soo Line Railroad. The "Soo" name derived from the phonetic pronouncement of "Sault."[2]

Beginning league play on May 17, 1905, the Sault Ste. Marie Soos finished last in their one season of play and folded just before the end of the season. Playing under manager W.B. Earle, the Soos finished with a final record of 29–55 to place 4th in the Copper Country Soo League. In the overall final standings, The Calumet Aristocrats finished the season with a record of 61–36 to win the pennant. The Aristocrats finished 2.0 games ahead of the 2nd place Lake Linden Lakers (61–36) and ahead of the 3rd place Hancock Infants (38–58) and 4th place Sault Ste. Marie in the final regular season standings. In the league playoff, Lake Linden swept Calumet in four games and won the championship.[9][10][11][8][12][7]

On July 23, 1905, Soos player Fred Curtis was signed by the New York Highlanders and made his major league debut the next day.[13]

It was noted the Copper Country Soo League struggled with attendance and attempted to merge with the Northern League during the season. With the merger attempt proving unsuccessful, in an attempt to improve attendance, the league moved starting times for games to 6:30 P.M. in order to draw mine workers, whose shifts ended at 6:30. In the era before stadium lighting, reportedly, few games were called because of darkness. It was noted that while the move helped three league teams improve attendance, the Sault Ste. Marie Soos still failed to increase attendance and the franchise disbanded on August 22, 1905. The regular season concluded on September 7, 1905.[11][14][2]

The Copper County league permanently folded by name after the 1905 season, evolving into the Northern-Copper Country League in 1906.[11][2]

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan has not hosted another minor league team.[15][16]

The ballpark[]

The 1905 Sault Ste. Marie Soos minor league team was noted to have played home games at Brady Park. The ballpark was reportedly located on East Portage Avenue between Bingham Avenue & Brady Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Still in use today as a public park, Brady Park is located at 163 East Water Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.[17][18]

(1978) Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

Year-by-Year Record[]

Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs/notes
1905 29–55 4th W.B. Earle Disbanded August, 22

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

Sault Ste. Marie Soos players

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia | Julian Ware".
  2. ^ a b c d "Minor League history: Copper Country Soo League". January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Julian Vivian Ware". Wisconsin Badgers.
  4. ^ Evening News (Sault Ste. Marie, MI), 9/19/1904
  5. ^ "Eddie Cicotte – Society for American Baseball Research".
  6. ^ "Donie Bush – Society for American Baseball Research".
  7. ^ a b "1905 Sault Ste. Marie Soos Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ a b "1904 Copper Country League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "Sault Ste. Marie Soos - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  10. ^ "Copper Country Soo League - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  11. ^ a b c "1905 Copper Country Soo League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "1905 Sault Ste. Marie Soos minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. ^ "Fred Curtis – Society for American Baseball Research".
  14. ^ "Sault Ste. Marie Soos". Baseball History Daily.
  15. ^ "Sault Ste. Marie, MI - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
  16. ^ "Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  17. ^ "Brady Park in Sault Ste. Marie, MI minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  18. ^ "Brady Park".

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