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
| logo =
| caplogo =
| past class level = {{plainlist|
- Class C (1936–1942)
- Class B (1928–1930)
}}
| league = Middle Atlantic League (1936–1942)
| conference =
| division =
| past league = Central League (1928–1930, 1932)
| pastmajorleague = Boston Red Sox (1936–1942)
| pastnames =
| pastparks =
| classchamps =
| leaguechamps = 3 (1929, 1937, 1939)
| conferencechamps =
| divisionchamps = 3 (1929, 1937, 1939)
}}
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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Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoff series |
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1928 | 43–90 | 6th | Joe Agler/Dan O'Leary | Did not qualify |
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|1929 | 80–58 | 1st | James Hamilton | League Champs No playoffs |
1930 | 65–73 | 4th | Heinie Groh | No playoffs |
1932 | 9–26 (28–60 overall)* | 6th | John McCloskey | Did not qualify |
1936 | 68–59 | 4th | Floyd Patterson | No playoffs |
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|1937 | 81–46 | 1st | Floyd Patterson | League Champs defeated Akron Yankees (3–2) |
1938 | 79–51 | 2nd | Floyd Patterson | Lost in 1st round defeated by Akron Yankees (3–0) |
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|1939 | 77–52 | 1st | Floyd Patterson | League Champs defeated Springfield Indians (4–1) |
1940 | 58–65 | 5th | Floyd Patterson | Did not qualify |
1941 | 71–54 | 3rd | Floyd Patterson | Lost League Finals defeated by Erie Sailors (4–1) |
1942 | 68–61 | 3rd | Floyd Patterson | Lost League Finals defeated by Erie Sailors (4–0) |
{{small|*Akron Tyrites (19-34) moved to Canton July 21}}
References
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{{Middle Atlantic League |state=collapsed}}
Category:Baseball teams established in 1928
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1942
Category:Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates
Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams
Category:Sports in Canton, Ohio
Category:1928 establishments in Ohio
Category:1942 disestablishments in Ohio
Category:Professional baseball teams in Ohio