Racine Malted Milks | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class D (1909) Class C (1910–1914) Class D (1915) |
League | Wisconsin-Illinois League (1909–1914) Bi-State League (1915) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (0) | None |
Team data | |
Name | Racine Malted Milks (1909–1911, 1914) Racine Belles (1912–1913, 1915) |
Ballpark | Horlick Field (1909–1915) |
The Racine Malted Milks were a minor league baseball team based in Racine, Wisconsin.
Racine teams played from 1909 to 1914 as members of the Class C level Wisconsin-Illinois League, alternating between being known by the "Malted Milks" and "Belles". The Racine Belles played the 1915 season as members of the Bi-State League after the Wisconsin-Illinois League permanently folded following the 1914 season.
The Racine teams hosted minor league home games at Horlick Field. William Horlick was the inventor of malted milk and was an owner of the Horlick Malted Milk Company of Racine.