Madison Blues (baseball)

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Madison Blues
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass B
Previous leagues
Wisconsin-Illinois League (1926-1927, 1932-1933)
Wisconsin State League (1928-31, 1934-37)
Tri-State League (1938-39)
Three-I League 1940-42
Major league affiliations
Previous teams Chicago Cubs (1942)
Team data
Previous parks
Kipp Field
Breese Stevens Field

The Madison Blues was a semi-professional minor league baseball team in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1923 to 1942. Launched by the Madison Athletic Association and captained by manager Eddie Lenahan, [1] the Blues began independent of any league. They played their home games at Kipp Field for their first three years before moving to the newly built Breese Stevens Field in 1926. They joined the Wisconsin-Illinois league in that year, and went on to play in the Wisconsin State League, the Tri-State League and Three-I League in later years. The Blues final season was in 1942, when the demands for men to serve in World War II ended many other minor league franchises throughout the country.

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References

  1. "Eddie Lenehan Signed to Manage Madison Club". Wisconsin State Journal. April 9, 1924.