Baseball in Toledo (OH)

by John R. Husman

Professional baseball teams in Toledo, Ohio, were first known as the Mud Hens-for the local marsh birds-more than a century ago. About a dozen other team names have been used over the course of 106 seasons dating back to the first in 1883. The city has been represented in minor leagues of various levels, the Negro leagues, and the major leagues as well. For most of the last 100 years, Toledo teams have played at the highest minor league classification. Many associated with Toledo baseball have gone on to successful major league careers as players, managers, and umpires. Fifteen have been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and others hold numerous major league records. Baseball in Toledo traces the long and rich Toledo baseball history through pictures drawn from several major collections, along with detailed captions. Included is a summary of every Toledo season, and an all-time Toledo roster that lists all the players ever to wear a Toledo uniform.

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2003

Reviews

[Paul Lunger · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the city of Toledo, OH there is perhaps no more beloved sports team nor one perhaps more infamous than her beloved Mud Hens. In this easy to read book, Husman in great detail tells the story of Toledo baseball from its humble beginnings in 1883 to the modern era. Throughout the book he uses statistics & photographs from local resources to tell the history year by year. There is also a complete statistical history of the team (record-wise) & also a complete roster of the team up through the date of the book's publication in 2002. A very easy & enjoyable read for to tell the passion & history of a franchise with perhaps the most memorable nickname in any sport.