Ogden Reds

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Ogden Reds
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes Class C
Previous leagues
 Pioneer League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams Cincinnati Reds
Minor league titles
League titles (2)
  • 1940
  • 1941
Team data
Previous parks
John Affleck Park (demolished)
( 41°12′04″N111°58′52″W / 41.201°N 111.981°W / 41.201; -111.981 )

The Ogden Reds were a minor league baseball team in the western United States, based in Ogden, Utah. They played in the Pioneer League for a total of 14 seasons between 1939 and 1955. They were affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB), and played at the Class C level. The team's home field was John Affleck Park.

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History

The Reds were one of the six original teams of the Pioneer League when it was formed in 1939. The Reds were league champions in 1940 and 1941, finishing in fourth place and second place, respectively, during the regular season before winning the postseason playoffs. The team competed through the 1955 season, except for three years during World War II when the league did not operate. Hall of Fame inductee Frank Robinson played for the Reds in 1953. After the Reds' final season in Ogden, the city would not have another minor league team until the Ogden Dodgers arrived in 1966.

Season records

SeasonManager(s)W–LWin %FinishPlayoffsRef
1939 Bill McCorry 58–66.4685thno playoffs held [1]
194064–66.4924thchampions [2]
194176–51.5982ndchampions [3]
194250–69.4206thnone [4]
1943–45league paused due to World War II
1946 Jim Keesey 68–59.5353rdnone [5]
1947 Pip Koehler 77–61.5583rdnone [6]
1948Pip Koehler
Bobby Mattick 		61–65.4844thlost in first round [7]
1949 Ham Schulte 58–68.4606thnone [8]
1950Cecil Scheffel58–68.4605thnone [9]
195178–61.5612ndlost in first round [10]
1952 Dee Moore 55–77.4177thnone [11]
1953 Earle Brucker Sr. 89–42.6791stlost in first round [12]
195461–71.4626thnone [13]
1955Jimmie Crandall
Red Treadway 		54–78.4098thnone [14]

All-stars

Season [15] Name & Position
1939Chester Rosenlund, 3B
Pete Hughes, OF
Joe Serpa, Util.
1940Dale Laybourne, SS
Pete Hughes, OF
1941Tom Canavan, 1B
Mike Winseck, 3B
Frank Baumholtz, OF
Ken Polivka, P
Bill McCorry, Mgr.
1949Billy Ford, 3B
1950 Cliff Ross, P
1951Ron Harrison, OF
1952 Steve Mesner, 3B
1953Lazaro Terry, SS
Frank Robinson, OF
Carl Wells, P
Allen Flauger, P
1954William Newkirk, 1B
Kenneth Hommel, P
1955Drew Gilbert, OF

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "1939 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1940 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1941 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1942 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1946 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1947 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "1948 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "1949 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  9. ↑ "1950 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "1951 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ "1952 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "1953 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "1954 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ "1955 Ogden Reds". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ "All-Star Teams 1939-1963". milb.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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