West Michigan League

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The West Michigan League was an early 20th century minor league that included baseball teams in the western part of Michigan. The league expanded and was then renamed the Michigan State League for the 1911 season. Among the league's teams were the Traverse City Resorters, which folded after the 1914 season, the Cadillac Chiefs, Holland Wooden Shoes, and Muskegon Speed Boys.

West Michigan League
ClassificationClass D (1910)
SportMinor League Baseball
First seasonMay 28, 1910
CeasedSeptember 3, 1910
Replaced byMichigan State League
PresidentThomas Jones (1910)
No. of teams6
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Cadillac Chiefs (1910)

Standings & statistics

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1910 West Michigan League standings

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Cadillac Chiefs 53 42 .558 0 Calvin Wenger
Traverse City Resorters 50 45 .526 .5 Henry Collett / Pat Thacker
Muskegon Speed Boys 48 48 .500 5.5 Arthur DeBaker
Holland Wooden Shoes 40 56 .417 13.5 Charles Doyle /
Emerson Dickerson / Clyde McNutt

No Playoff Scheduled.

1910 player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Martin Kubiak Cadillac BA .378 Harry Gerloski Cadillac W 18
Frank Wittowski Cadillac Runs 85 La Rue Kirby Traverse City SO 150
Frank Wittowski Cadillac Hits 114 Harry Gerloski Cadillac Pct .720; 18-7
Martin Kubiak Cadillac HR 5

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References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.

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