Green Bay Dodgers

The Green Bay Dodgers were a minor league baseball team located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The team operated in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I), Wisconsin State League and various other minor leagues during the franchise's existence.

Green Bay Dodgers
1891–1960
(1891–1892, 1902, 1905–1914, 1940–1942, 1946–1953, 1958–1960)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Class B (1958–1960)
  • Class D (1940–1942, 1946–1953)
  • Class C (1910–1914, 1940–1942)
  • Class D (1905–1909)
LeagueIllinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1958–1960)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles 3 (1946, 1953, 1959)
Team data
Previous names
  • Green Bay Dodgers (1960)
  • Green Bay Bluejays (1942, 1946–1953, 1958–1959)
  • Green Bay Blue Sox (1941)
  • Green Bay Bluejays (1940)
  • Green Bay Bays (1909–1914)
  • Green Bay Tigers (1908)
  • Green Bay Orphans (1907)
  • Green Bay Colts (1905–1906)
  • Green Bay (1902)
  • Green Bay Bays (1892)
  • Green Bay (1891)
Previous parks
Joannes Stadium (1940-1960)

History

The team originated as the Evansville Braves in 1946. The team was an affiliate of the Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves from 1946–1957 and played in Evansville, Indiana. They won four league championships.

The team switched cities and affiliations for the 1958 season, moving to Green Bay and taking on the name of the Green Bay Bluejays that had been previously belonged to a different team that left town in 1953. Now affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Bluejays won the league title in 1959. The name was changed to the Green Bay Dodgers for the 1960 season. The team folded after the season.

The earlier Green Bay Bluejays were members of the Wisconsin State League (1940–1942, 1946–1953) and were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians (1947–1953) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946).[1] Previous Green Bay teams were the Green Bay Bays (1909–1914), Green Bay Tigers (1908), Green Bay Orphans (1907), Green Bay Colts (1905–1906), Green Bay (1902), Green Bay Bays (1892), and Green Bay (1891).[1] They were members of the Wisconsin–Illinois League (1908–1914), Wisconsin State League (1902, 1905–1907), Wisconsin–Michigan League (1892) and the Wisconsin State League (1891).[1]

The Ballparks

The Dodgers and Bluejays played at Joannes Stadium beginning in 1940. Located at Baird Street and Walnut Street, Joannes Stadium site is still used and was the home of the Green Bay Bullfrogs, a collegiate summer Northwoods League franchise, from 2007 to 2018.[2] Beginning in 2019, Joannes Stadium became home to the DePere Dodgers of the semi-pro Wisconsin State League.[3]

Frank Howard, Dodgers, 1962
Andy Pafko, Bowman Card, 1955

Notable players

References
  1. "Green Bay, Wisconsin Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "Joannes Stadium". BR Bullpen. Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. "Welcome to Dodgers Baseball". Dodgers Baseball.
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