Clay Center Cubs

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Clay Center Cubs
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Previous classes
  • Class D (1909-1911, 1913) [1]
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The Clay Center Cubs were an American minor league baseball team based in Clay Center, Kansas.

They were founded in 1909, and played two and a half seasons in the Central Kansas League, until the league folded midway through the 1911 season. [2] : 245  The team re-formed for the 1913 season and joined the Kansas State League. They finished 1.5 games out of first place but folded again after the season. [2] : 358 

Three major league players are known to have played for Clay Center: Clyde Southwick (1910-1911), [3] George Aiton (1911), [4] and Gil Britton (1911). [5] All three of them played for the 1911 team. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Clay Center, Kansas Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Sumner, Benjamin Barrett (2000). Minor league baseball standings : all North American leagues, through 1999. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-0781-1 . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Clyde Southwick Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "George Aiton Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gil Britton Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "1911 Clay Center Cubs Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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