The Flint Vehicles were a professional baseball team in
Flint, Michigan from 1921 to 1926. They were a part of the
Michigan–Ontario League
Michigan–Ontario League was the name of an American professional baseball league. It operated seven full seasons and part of an eighth from 1919 to 1926.
In 1926, the Michigan–Ontario League merged with the Central League to form the Michig ...
and were preceded in the league by the Flint Halligens in 1919 and 1920. In 1921, future
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Stee ...
and
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have play ...
founder and owner
Art Rooney
Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr. (January 27, 1901 – August 25, 1988), often referred to as "The Chief", was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football franchise in the National Football League (NFL), from 1933 until his death. ...
played for the Flint Vehicles as an outfielder.
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Sports in Flint, Michigan
Defunct baseball teams in Michigan
Baseball teams established in 1921
Baseball teams disestablished in 1926
Michigan State League teams
Michigan-Ontario League teams
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