History of Toledo Baseball (1883-2009)
Toledo Mud Hens - 121
Year
League
1883 1884 18851 1886-87 1888 1889 1890 1891 18922 1893 1894 18953 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
N.W.L. 56 28 .667 -1st* William Voltz/Charles Morton A.A. 46 58 .442 27.5 8th Charles Morton 55,000 W.L. 9 21 .300 NA 5th Daniel O’Leary Western League disbanded for two years T.S.L. 46 64 .418 30.5 8th Harry Smith/Frank Mountain/Robert Woods I.L. 54 41 .568 15.0 4th Charles Morton A.A. 68 64 .515 20.0 4th Charles Morton 70,000 Toledo dropped out of American Association for one year W.L. 25 24 .510 13.5 4th Edward MacGregor Western League did not operate due to World’s Fair, Chicago W.L. 67 55 .549 4.5 2nd Dennis Long W.L. 23 28 .451 27.5 8th Dennis Long I.S.L. 86 45 .656 -1st* Frank Torreyson/Charles Strobel I.S.L. 83 43 .659 -1st* Charles Strobel I.S.L. 84 68 .553 0.5 2nd Charles Strobel I.S.L. 82 58 .586 5.0 3rd (T) Charles Strobel I.S.L. 81 58 .583 12.0 3rd Charles Strobel W.A. 77 60 .592 6.5 3rd Charles Strobel A.A. 42 98 .330 53.5 8th Charles Strobel A.A. 48 91 .345 42.5 8th Frank Reisling A.A. 42 109 .272 55.0 8th Herman Long/William Clingman/John Burns
W
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Stadium League Park League Park/Tri-State Fairgrounds (Sat. & Sun.) League Park/Riverside Park (Sun.) Presque Isle Park/Speranza Park Speranza Park Speranza Park Olympic Park Whitestocking Park/Ewing Street Park Whitestocking Park/Ewing Street Park Ewing Street Park/Bay View Park (Sat. & Sun.) Armory Park/Bay View Park (Sat. & Sun.) Armory Park/Bay View Park (Sat. & Sun.) Armory Park/Bay View Park (Sat. & Sun.) Armory Park/Bay View Park (Sat. & Sun.) Armory Park Armory Park Armory Park Armory Park
History of Toledo Baseball (1883-2009)
Toledo Mud Hens - 122
Year
League
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 19184 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
A.A. 60 91 .397 39.5 7th Mike Finn/Ed Grillo A.A. 79 69 .534 12.0 4th Ed Grillo A.A. 88 65 .575 1.5 2nd William Armour A.A. 81 72 .530 11.0 4th William Armour A.A. 80 86 .482 12.0 6th Fred Abbott/Ralph Seybold A.A. 91 75 .548 15.0 2nd Ducky Holmes/Harry Hinchman A.A. 78 86 .476 20.5 6th Harry Hinchman A.A. 98 66 .598 6.5 2nd Topsy Hartsel A.A. 69 98 .413 31.0 6th (T) Topsy Hartsel/Herman Bronkie S.M.L. 52 93 .359 43.0 8th Topsy Hartsel Mud Hens were transferred to Cleveland after 1913 season and remained there through 1915 A.A. 78 86 .476 21.5 6th Roger Bresnahan A.A. 57 95 .375 32.5 8th Roger Bresnahan A.A. 23 54 .299 22.0 8th Roger Bresnahan A.A. 59 91 .393 33.0 7th Rollie Zeider/Roger Bresnahan A.A. 87 79 .524 29.0 3rd Roger Bresnahan A.A. 80 88 .476 18.0 7th William Clymer/Frederick Luderus A.A. 65 101 .392 41.5 7th Frederick Luderus/George Whitted A.A. 54 114 .321 59.0 8th George Whitted / Bill Terry A.A. 82 83 .497 13.5 5th James Burke A.A. 77 90 .461 29.0 6th James Burke
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L
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Place
Manager
Attendance
162,009 164,051 165,935 120,658 158,338 104,342
124,363 98,921 89,712 241,718 198,148 155,631 98,694 205,658 149,299
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Stadium Armory Park Armory Park Armory Park Armory Park Armory Park/Swayne Field (July 3 - on) Swayne Field Swayne Field Swayne Field Swayne Field Swayne Field Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne
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History of Toledo Baseball (1883-2009)
Toledo Mud Hens - 123
Year
League
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936B 1937B 1938B 1939B 1940A 1941A 1942A 1943A 1944A 1945A 1946A
A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A. A.A.
W
L
PCT.
GB
Place
Manager
Attendance
Stadium
87 101 79 67 88 68 87 70 68 64 59 89 79 47 59 82 78 76 95 69 69
77 67 88 100 66 100 80 83 84 86 92 65 74 107 90 72 73 76 58 84 84
.530 .601 .473 .402 .571 .405 .521 .458 .447 .427 .391 .578 .516 .305 .396 .532 .517 .500 .621 .451 .451
16.5 -20.0 44.0 5.5 36.5 12.5 31.5 16.5 25.0 29.5 1.0 12.0 60.0 34.5 13.5 5.0 14.5 7.0 23.5 23.0
4th 1st** 6th 8th 3rd 8th 4th 5th (T) 6th 7th 8th 2nd 5th 8th 7th 5th 4th 4th 2nd 6th 6th
Casey Stengel Casey Stengel Casey Stengel Casey Stengel Casey Stengel Casey Stengel Bibb Falk Steve O’Neill Steve O’Neill Fred Haney Fred Haney Fred Haney Fred Haney Myles Thomas Zack Taylor Zack Taylor/Fred Haney Fred Haney Jack Fournier Ollie Marquardt Ollie Marquardt Don Gutteridge/George Detore
230,610 316,328 182,814 106,021 179,433 80,067 94,210 88,890 61,866 53,088 67,393 259,267 183,192 85,771 86,067 114,823 110,164 102,621 198,870 146,638 234,062
Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne
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History of Toledo Baseball (1883-2009) Year
League
W
L
PCT.
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Toledo Mud Hens - 124
1947A A.A. 61 92 .399 32.0 1948A A.A. 61 91 .401 38.0 1949B A.A. 64 90 .416 29.5 1950B A.A. 65 87 .428 24.0 1951B A.A. 70 82 .481 24.5 19525 A.A. 46 107 .301 54.5 90 64 .584 -1953C A.A. 1954C A.A. 74 80 .481 22.0 1955C A.A. 81 73 .526 11.0 1956 - 64 Club Moved to Wichita, Kansas 1965D I.L. 68 78 .466 17.0 1966D I.L. 71 75 .486 11.5 73 66 .525 7.0 1967B I.L. 1968B I.L. 83 64 .565 -1969B I.L. 68 72 .486 10.5 51 89 .364 33.0 1970B I.L. 1971B I.L. 60 80 .429 26.0 1972B I.L. 75 69 .521 6.0 1973B I.L. 65 81 .445 14.0 1974E I.L. 70 74 .486 18.0 1975E I.L. 62 78 .443 23.5
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Place
Manager
Attendance
Stadium
8th 7th 8th 7th 6th 8th 1st* 6th 5th
Frank Snyder George Detore Eddie Mayo Eddie Mayo Jack Tighe Rollie Helmsley Tommy Holmes/George Selkirk George Selkirk George Selkirk
169,525 114,310 103,712 88,393 99,932 41,497 343,614 156,989 182,985
Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne Swayne
7th 6th 3rd# 1st* 6th 8th 7th 5th 4th (North) 3rd (North) 7th
Frank Verdi Loren Babe Jack Tighe Jack Tighe Jack Tighe Frank Carswell Mike Roarke John Lipon John Lipon/Cot Deal Jim Bunning Jim Bunning
92,984 124,048 94,308 113,098 100,493 86,428 88,438 100,171 92,366 93,384 103,189
Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas Lucas
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Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium Stadium
History of Toledo Baseball (1883-2009) Year
Toledo Mud Hens - 125
1976F 1977F 1978G 1979G 1980G 1981G 1982G 1983G 1984G 1985G 1986G 1987B 1988B 1989B 1990B 1991B 1992B 1993B 1994B 1995B 1996B 1997B 1998B 1999B
League I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L.
W 55 56 74 63 77 53 60 68 74 71 62 70 58 69 58 74 64 65 63 71 70 68 52 57
L
85 84 66 76 63 87 80 72 63 68 77 70 84 76 86 70 80 77 79 71 72 73 89 87
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PCT.
.393 .400 .529 .453 .550 .379 .429 .486 .540 .511 .446 .500 .408 .476 .403 .514 .444 .458 .444 .500 .493 .482 .369 .396
GB
34.0 24.0 11.0 22.0 6.0 35.5 22.5 15.0 7.0 7.5 17.5 11.0 19.5 11.5 28.0 11.0 31.0 31.5 17.5 15.0 15.0 15.0 23.5 27.5
Place
8th 8th 3rd 7th 2nd 8th 7th 5th 3rd 6th 6th 5th 4th (West) 4th (West) 4th (West) 3rd (West) 3rd (West) 5th (West) 5th (West) 4th (West) 3rd (West) 5th (West) 4th (West) 4th (West)
Manager
Joe Sparks Jack Cassini Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Cal Ermer Charlie Manuel Leon Roberts Pat Corrales John Wockenfuss John Wockenfuss/Tom Gamboa Joe Sparks Joe Sparks Joe Sparks Joe Sparks/Larry Parrish Tom Runnells Tom Runnells Glenn Ezell/Gene Roof Gene Roof Gene Roof
Attendance
106,106 102,606 163,651 148,592 210,685 170,359 150,184 164,269 182,247 167,787 145,809 194,001 193,101 182,744 168,018 229,419 254,723 285,155 304,827 306,906 316,126 325,532 311,652 295,173
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Stadium
Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Lucas County Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium
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2000B 2001B 2002B 2003B 2004B 2005B 2006B 2007B 2008B 2009B
League I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L. I.L.
W 55 65 81 65 65 89 76 82 75 73
L
86 79 63 78 78 55 66 61 69 70
PCT.
.390 .451 .563 .455 .455 .618 .535 .573 .521 .510
GB
24.5 19.0 --14.0 14.5 ------13.0 11.5
Major League Affiliation Indicated by: A E - St. Louis Browns - Philadelphia Phillies B F - Detroit Tigers - Cleveland Indians C - Milwaukee Braves G - Minnesota Twins D - NewYorkYankees
Place
4th (West) 4th (West) 1st (West) 3rd (West) 4th (West) 1st (West)# 1st (West)# 1st (West) 2nd (West) 2nd (West)
Manager
Dave Anderson/Glenn Ezell Bruce Fields Bruce Fields Larry Parrish Larry Parrish Larry Parrish Larry Parrish Mike Rojas Larry Parrish Larry Parrish
Abbreviation of Leagues: A.A. - American Association I.L. - International League T.S.L. - Tri-State League I.S.L. - Inter-State League W.A. - Western Association N.W.L. - Northwest League
Attendance
298,564 300,079 547,204 517,331 544,778 556,995 569,380 590,159 584,596 559,037
Ned Skeldon Stadium Ned Skeldon Stadium Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field Fifth Third Field
** Denotes League Champions & Jr. World Series Champions S.M.L. - South Michigan League * Pennant Winners (T) Denotes Tie # Won Governors’ Cup W.L. - Western League
- Toledo disbanded June 7, Western League disbanded June 15 - Western League disbanded July 15 3 - Toledo moved to Terre Haute, Indiana on July 1 (record at the time was 23-28) 4 - American Association suspended operations July 21 (World War I) 5 - 1952 home games after June 24 were played in Charleston, WV *In 1884 and 1890, the American Association was considered a major league. *In 1973 and 1974, Toledo played in the North Division of the IL; from 1988 to the present, Toledo has played in the West Division of the IL. 1 2
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