The Hamilton Red Wings were a minor league baseball team based in

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. The team was a charter member of the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (PONY League), which rebranded as the

New York–Penn League The New York–Penn League (NYPL) was a Minor League Baseball league that operated in the northeastern United States from 1939 to 2020. Classified as a Class A Short Season league, its season started in June, after major-league teams signed th ...

upon the demise of the Hamilton franchise; Hamilton played within the league during the team's entire existence. The club was founded in 1939 and was associated with the

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of the

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through the 1955 season. After missing three seasons during World War II, the franchise changed its name to the Hamilton Cardinals. In 1955 the Cardinals won the league championship. The team then reverted to the Hamilton Red Wings name for the 1956, however, on May 18, the Red Wings disbanded. Hamilton did not have another minor league baseball team until 1988, when the Hamilton Redbirds began play.

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