Superior Red Sox Explained

Superior Red Sox
Firstseason:1903
Lastseason:1916
Allyears:1903-1905, 1909-1916
City:Superior, Wisconsin
Past Class Level:
  • Class C (1911-1916)
  • Class D (1903-1905, 1909-1910)
Past League:
Pastnames:
  • Superior Red Sox (1910-1916)
  • Superior Drillers (1909)
  • St. Cloud-Brainerd Longshoremen (1905)
  • Superior Longshoremen (1903-1905)

The Superior Red Sox were a Minnesota–Wisconsin League (1910–1911), Central International League (1912) and Northern League (1913–1916) minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin. The Red Sox won the Minnesota–Wisconsin League pennant in 1911, under manager John "Kid" Taylor.[1] Future Hall of Fame shortstop Dave Bancroft played for the team from 1910 to 1911.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Christopherson, Jason. Diamonds in Clear Water. Self-published. p. 140
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=bancro001dav Dave Bancroft Baseball-Reference page