The Ludington Mariners (official name: Ludington Mariner Base Ball Club) were a professional Class D

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team from

Ludington, Michigan Ludington ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat and the largest city in Mason County, Michigan, Mason County. The population was 7,655 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the fourth largest city i ...

. Their home field was located in Culver Park. The team was formed in 1912 as part of the

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and played until 1914 when they took a five-year hiatus during

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. They returned to join the

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in 1920 until 1922. They returned, briefly, in 1926 as the Ludington Tars. The team name would be resurrected in 1993 as the Ludington Mariners Old Time Base Ball Team, a team that plays by the 1860 rules as "50% historical reenactment, and 50% real competition."

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