Winnipeg Maroons

Winnipeg Maroons
1902–1942
(1902–1917, 1919–1921, 1933–1942)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Class-level
Previous
  • Class D (1933–1942)
  • Class B (1920–1921)
  • Class C (1912–1916, 1919)
  • Class D (1907–1911, 1917)
  • Class C (1906)
  • Class D (1903–1905)
  • Independent (1902)
Minor league affiliations
League Northern League (1933–1942)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles 8 (1902, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1935, 1939, 1942)
Team data
Previous parks

The Winnipeg Maroons were a minor League baseball team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, United States, which played in the Northern League from 1902–1942. Their home field from 1906 to 1922 was Happyland Park, which had a seating capacity of 4,000. They subsequently played at Sherbourne Park, which had a seating capacity of 3,500. One of the most successful teams in the league, they won league championships eight times (1902, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1935, 1939, 1942).

In 1933 they re-entered the Northern League, the lowest classification of professional minor league ball (D class).[1]

List of Northern League Championship Wins

  • 1902 Winnipeg Maroons
  • 1903 Winnipeg Maroons
  • 1907 Winnipeg Maroons
  • 1916 Winnipeg Maroons
  • 1935 Winnipeg Maroons
  • 1939 Winnipeg Maroons
  • 1942 Winnipeg Maroons

References

  1. ↑ Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame


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