Huron Phillies

The Huron Phillies was a primary name of a minor league baseball team from Huron, South Dakota. Huron played in the Northern League from 1965 to 1970. Previous Huron minor league teams played in the Dakota League (1920), South Dakota League (1921) and Basin League (1954–1962). Huron was an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies (1965–1968) and Chicago Cubs (1969–1970).

Huron Phillies
1965–1970
(1920–1921, 1965–1970)
Huron, South Dakota
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
  • Short-Season A (1966–1970)
  • Class A (1965)
  • Class D (1920–1921)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles None
Team data
Previous names
  • Huron Cubs (1969–1970)
  • Huron Phillies (1965–1968)
  • Huron Packers (1920–1921)
Previous parks
Memorial Park Stadium (1920–1921, 1965–1970)

History

The Huron Phillies began play in 1965. Huron had previously hosted the Huron Packers, who played as members of the charter members of the South Dakota League (1920) and Dakota League (1921). Huron was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies (1965–1968) and Chicago Cubs (1969–1970), playing the last two seasons as the Huron Cubs . The franchise folded in 1970 and the Northern League folded in 1971.[1]

The ballpark

Huron teams played at Memorial Park Stadium. Memorial Park Stadium is still in use today, located at 390 Jersey Avenue NE, Huron, South Dakota.[2][3]

Rick Reuschel 1981

Notable alumni

Year-by-year record
YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
192056-403rdBill ShipkeNone
192134-648thJay AndrewsNone
196531-353rdJoe LonnettNone
196632-353rdJoe LonnettNone
196737-404thJoe LonnettNone
196826-435thDallas GreenNone
196931-394thMel WrightNone
197037-312ndJimmy FreeseNone

References
  1. "Huron, South Dakota Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "Memorial Park Stadium - Huron South Dakota - Former Home of the Huron Phillies / Cubs". digitalballparks.com.
  3. "Sports Venues". www.huronsd.com.
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