St. Joseph Saints
The Saint Joseph Saints were a Western Association (1893-1897, 1927, 1940, 1954) and Western League (1898, 1900-1905, 1918-1926, 1930-1935) baseball team based in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930, the Chicago Cubs in 1940 and the New York Yankees in 1954.[1] Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Dizzy Dean and Earl Weaver played for St. Joseph teams.
They won three straight league championships, from 1933 to 1935. Their first came under manager Dutch Zwilling. Their second Wes Griffin and Earle Brucker, and their third under Earle Brucker. They won a fourth league championship in 1940 under Keith Frazier. This team no longer exists.
Dizzy Dean debuted his professional career with the team in 1930 going 17-8 in 32 games with a 3.69 ERA.
Notable St. Joseph alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
- Dizzy Dean (1930) Inducted, 1953
- Earl Weaver (1949) Inducted, 1996
Notable alumni
- Babe Adams (1917)
- Cy Blanton (1933) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1935 NL ERA Title
- Mace Brown (1930) MLB All-Star
- Pete Coscarart (1935)
- Joe Cunningham (1950 2 x MLB All-Star
- Paul Erickson (1939)
- Vern Kennedy (1932) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Bill Lee (1930) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1938 NL ERA Title
- Dutch Leonard (1931) 5 x MLB All-Star
- Peanuts Lowrey (1939) MLB All-Star
- Sherry Magee (1923) 1910 NL Batting Title
- Fritz Ostermueller (1930)
- Vern Rapp (1947)
- Lew Riggs (1930) MLB All-Star
References