Green Bay Bays | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Independent (1891–1892, 1902) Class D (1905–1909) Class C (1910–1914) |
League | Wisconsin State League (1891) Wisconsin-Michigan League (1892) Wisconsin State League (1902, 1905–1907) Wisconsin-Illinois League (1909–1914) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (1) |
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Team data | |
Name | Green Bay Dock Wallopers (1891) Green Bay Bays (1892, 1902) Green Bay Colts (1905–1906) Green Bay Orphans (1907) Green Bay Tigers (1908) Green Bay Bays (1909–1914) |
Ballpark | Hagemeister Park (1891–1892) Bellevue Park (1902, 1905–1914) |
The Green Bay Bays were a minor league baseball team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, playing between 1891 and 1914.
Green Bay began minor league play as members of the 1891 Wisconsin State League, followed by play in the 1892 Wisconsin-Michigan League and Wisconsin State League between 1902 and 1908. After the Wisconsin State League changed names, the Green Bay Bays continued play from 1909 to 1914 in the Class C level Wisconsin-Illinois League. The Green Bay Bays ceased play when the Wisconsin-Illinois League permanently folded following the 1914 season. The Green Bay Bays were succeeded in minor league play by the 1941 Green Bay Bluejays, who began a tenure of play in the Wisconsin State League.
Besides the "Bays" nickname, Green Bay teams played as the "Dock Wallopers" (1891), "Colts" (1905–1906), "Orphans" (1907) and "Tigers" (1908).
The Green Bay teams hosted minor league home games at Hagemeister Park in 1891 and 1892 and at Bellevue Park through 1914. Both sites later became home to the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.