Superior Blues

Superior Blues
Superior Blues
1933–1955; (1933–1943, 1946–1955); Superior, Wisconsin ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class C (1946–1955); Class E (1943); Class C (1941–1942); Class D (1933–1940);
League	Northern League (1946–1955)
Previous leagues	Twin Ports League (1943); Northern League (1933–1942);
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Chicago White Sox (1942, 1946–1952, 1955); Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1940); St. Louis Browns (1937);
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1933, 1952)
Team data
Previous names	Superior Bays (1943);

The Superior Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. From 1933 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1955, the Blues played in the Northern League.

History

In 1937, the Blues were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns. From 1938 to 1940, they were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1942, from 1946 to 1952 and in 1955, they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.

Over the course of their history, they won two league championships. They first came in 1933 under manager Dick Wade and the second came in 1952 under Wally Millies.^[1]

In 1956, this team merged with the Duluth Dukes to form the Duluth–Superior Dukes.

While playing in Superior the team played its games at Superior Municipal Stadium adjacent to the UWS Campus. After being vacated by the Blues the stadium was destroyed by fire in 1963. A portion of UWS's Ostrander Hall now occupies the former stadium site.

Major League Baseball players

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Dizzy Dean, inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953, pitched and played outfield for the Blues for one game on July 19, 1942, a 6–3 loss to Winnipeg at Superior.^[2]

Other MLB alumni

1933 -- Morrie Arnovich, Rip Wade
1934 -- Morrie Arnovich, Rip Wade
1935 -- Blix Donnelly, Rip Wade
1938 -- Wally Gilbert, Pete Reiser
1939 -- Johnny Ostrowski
1940 -- Chappie Geygan, Bill Ramsey
1941 -- Len Perme
1942 -- Russ Kerns, Russ Meyer, Len Okrie
1943 -- Ernie Rudolph
1946 -- Art Johnson, Dick Strahs
1950 -- Ben Huffman, Red Kress, Ken Landenberger
1955 -- Fritz Ackley, Glen Hobbie, Hal Trosky

References

^ Superior, Wisconsin BR Page
^ "Diz to Outfield". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. July 21, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

[1] Superior, Wisconsin BR Page

[2] "Diz to Outfield". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. July 21, 1942. p. 13. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via newspapers.com.

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Superior Blues
1933–1955 (1933–1943, 1946–1955) Superior, Wisconsin
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class C (1946–1955) Class E (1943) Class C (1941–1942) Class D (1933–1940)
League	Northern League (1946–1955)
Previous leagues	Twin Ports League (1943) Northern League (1933–1942)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Chicago White Sox (1942, 1946–1952, 1955) Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1940) St. Louis Browns (1937)
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1933, 1952)
Team data
Previous names	Superior Bays (1943)