The Superior Red Sox were a
Minnesota–Wisconsin League
The Minnesota–Wisconsin League, known as the "Minny" League, was a professional minor baseball league that existed from 1909 to 1912. It was a Class D league in 1909, 1910 and 1912 and a Class C league in 1911. As its name suggests, it featured ...
(1910–1911),
Central International League
The Central International League was a four–team minor baseball league that played in 1912. A Class C level league, the Central International League played only the 1912 season, with the Duluth White Sox winning the league championship. In 19 ...
(1912) and
Northern League (1913–1916) minor league
baseball
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team based in
Superior, Wisconsin
Superior (; ) is a city in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,751 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located at the western end of Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin, the city l ...
. The Red Sox won the Minnesota–Wisconsin League pennant in 1911, under manager John "Kid" Taylor. Future
Hall of Fame
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shortstop
Dave Bancroft
David James Bancroft (April 20, 1891 – October 9, 1972) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins ...
played for the team from 1910 to 1911.
Dave Bancroft Baseball-Reference page
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