The Superior Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. From 1933 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1955, the Blues played in the Northern League. In 1943, Superior fielded a team, called the Bays, in the Class-E Twin Ports 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.Superior, Wisconsin BR Page
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 , pitched and played outfield for the Blues for one game on July 19, 1942, a 6–3 loss to Winnipeg at Superior.
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
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