Canton Terriers

{{Short description|US minor league baseball team (1928–1942)}}

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{{Infobox Minor League Baseball

| name = Canton Terriers

| firstseason = 1928

| lastseason = 1942

| allyears = 1928–1930, 1932, 1936–1942

| city = Canton, Ohio

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| past class level = {{plainlist|

  • Class C (1936–1942)
  • Class B (1928–1930)

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| league = Middle Atlantic League (1936–1942)

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| division =

| past league = Central League (1928–1930, 1932)

| pastmajorleague = Boston Red Sox (1936–1942)

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| classchamps =

| leaguechamps = 3 (1929, 1937, 1939)

| conferencechamps =

| divisionchamps = 3 (1929, 1937, 1939)

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The Canton Terriers was the name of a minor league baseball team from Canton, Ohio, that played between 1928 and 1942. The team was formed in 1928 as a member of the Central League and played there until 1932. In 1936 a new Terriers team was formed and began play in the Middle Atlantic League, as an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, until 1942.

The team folded in 1942, when the rest of the Middle Atlantic League suspended operations due to the strains of World War II. The Terriers were not re-established when the league resumed operations after the war.

During their brief history, the team won one title in the Central League in 1929,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-canton-terriers-1929/173763544/|title=Many New Faces Will Be Seen In Central League Lineups for 1930 Season|work=Palladium-Item|date=April 28, 1930|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} as well as two titles in the Middle Atlantic League in 1937 and 1939.

Notable players

  • Mose Solomon, the "Rabbi of Swat", Major League Baseball player

Year-by-year record

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YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoff series
192843–906thJoe Agler/Dan O'LearyDid not qualify
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|1929

80–581stJames HamiltonLeague Champs
No playoffs
193065–734thHeinie GrohNo playoffs
19329–26 (28–60 overall)*6thJohn McCloskeyDid not qualify
193668–594thFloyd PattersonNo playoffs
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|1937

81–461stFloyd PattersonLeague Champs
defeated Akron Yankees (3–2)
193879–512ndFloyd PattersonLost in 1st round
defeated by Akron Yankees (3–0)
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|1939

77–521stFloyd PattersonLeague Champs
defeated Springfield Indians (4–1)
194058–655thFloyd PattersonDid not qualify
194171–543rdFloyd PattersonLost League Finals
defeated by Erie Sailors (4–1)
194268–613rdFloyd PattersonLost League Finals
defeated by Erie Sailors (4–0)

{{small|*Akron Tyrites (19-34) moved to Canton July 21}}

References