The Winona Pirates 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 ...

(1909–1912) and Northern League (1913–1914) minor league baseball team based in

Winona, Minnesota Winona ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota, United States. Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf (Winona, Minnesota), Sugar Loaf. The population was 2 ...

. They were the first professional team to play in Winona since 1884 and the last until the Winona A's briefly returned in 1958. Hooks Dauss, who won over 200 games at the major league level, played for the Pirates in 1911.Dauss' minor league record
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