Huron Phillies

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The Huron Phillies was a primary name of a minor league baseball teams based Huron, South Dakota between 1920 and 1970. Huron teams last played in the Northern League from 1965 to 1970. Previous Huron minor league teams played as members of the Dakota League in 1920, South Dakota League in 1921 and Basin League 1954 to 1962.

Huron Phillies
Minor league affiliations
ClassClass D (1920–1921)
Class A (1965)
Short-Season Class A (1966–1970)
LeagueSouth Dakota League (1920)
Dakota League (1921)
Basin League (1954–1962)
Northern League (1966–1970)
Major league affiliations
TeamPhiladelphia Phillies (1965–1968)
Chicago Cubs (1969–1970)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)None
Team data
NameHuron Packers (1920–1921)
Huron Phillies (1965–1968)
Huron Cubs (1969–1970)
BallparkMemorial Park Stadium (1920–1921, 1965–1970)

Huron was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1965 to 1968 and Chicago Cubs from 1969 to 1970.

History

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The Huron Phillies began minor league play as members of the Northern League in 1965. Huron had previously hosted the Huron Packers, who played as members of the charter members of the South Dakota League in 1920 and Dakota League in 1921. Huron was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1965 to 1968 and Chicago Cubs in 1969 and 1970, playing the last two seasons as the Huron Cubs . The Huron minor league franchise folded following the 1970 season and the Northern League folded in 1971.[1][2][3][4]

The ballpark

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Huron teams were noted to have played minor league home games at Memorial Park Stadium. Memorial Park Stadium is still in use today, located at 390 Jersey Avenue NE, Huron, South Dakota.[5][6]

Timeline

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Year(s) # Yrs. Team Level League Affiliate
1920 1 Huron Packers Class D South Dakota League None
1921 1 Dakota League
1954–1962 9 Huron Elks Collegiate Summer Basin League
1965–1968 4 Huron Phillies Class A Northern League Philadelphia Phillies
1969–1970 2 Huron Cubs Chicago Cubs

Year-by-year record

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Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1920 56-40 3rd Bill Shipke None held
1921 34-64 8th Jay Andrews None held
1965 31-35 3rd Joe Lonnett None held
1966 32-35 3rd Joe Lonnett None held
1967 37-40 4th Joe Lonnett None held
1968 26-43 5th Dallas Green None held
1969 31-39 4th Mel Wright None held
1970 37-31 2nd Jimmy Freese None held

Notable alumni

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See also

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Huron Phillies players
Huron Cubs players
Huron Packers players

References

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  1. ^ "Huron, South Dakota Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1965 Huron Phillies Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1920 Huron Packers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "1969 Huron Cubs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "Memorial Park Stadium - Huron South Dakota - Former Home of the Huron Phillies / Cubs". digitalballparks.com.
  6. ^ "Sports Venues". www.huronsd.com.