Southern Michigan League

The Southern Michigan League was a Minor League Baseball circuit which operated between 1906 and 1912. It was classified as a Class D league from 1906 to 1910 and as a Class C league from 1911 to 1912. After that, the league was known as the Southern Michigan Association between 1913 and 1915.

The Southern Michigan Association held a Class D status in 1913 and was given Class C recognition in 1914 and 1915. The Association closed up after the 1915 season.

Cities represented/teams[]

• Adrian, Michigan: Adrian Yeggs (1909–11); Adrian Lions (1912); Adrian Champs (1913); Adrian Fencevilles (1914)
• Battle Creek, Michigan: (1906–15)
• Bay City, Michigan: Bay City (1907–10); (1911–12); Bay City Beavers (1913–15)
• Flint, Michigan: Flint Vehicles (1907–15)
• Jackson, Michigan: (1906–13); (1914); (1915)
• Kalamazoo, Michigan: (1906–08); Kalamazoo Kazoos (1909–10, 1913–14); (1911–12)
• Lansing, Michigan: Lansing Senators (1907–14)
• Mount Clemens, Michigan: Mount Clemens Bathers (1906–07, 1914)
• Saginaw, Michigan: Saginaw (1906); Saginaw Wa-was (1908–10); Saginaw Krazy Kats (1911); Saginaw Trailers (1912); Saginaw Ducks (1913–15)
• South Bend, Indiana: South Bend Benders (1914); South Bend Factors (1915)
• Tecumseh, Michigan: Tecumseh Indians (1906–08)
• Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Mud Hens (1914)

Pennant winners[]

• 1906 – Mount Clemens Bathers
• 1907 – Tecumseh
• 1908 – Saginaw Wa-was
• 1909 – Saginaw Wa-was
• 1910 – Kalamazoo Kazoos
• 1911 – Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
• 1912 – Adrian Lions
• 1913 – Battle Creek Crickets
• 1914 – Bay City Beavers
• 1915 – South Bend Factors

Sources[]

• Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second edition, April 1997.