Green Bay Dodgers

Class-level
Green Bay Dodgers 1891–1960 (1891–1892, 1902, 1905–1914, 1940–1942, 1946–1953, 1958–1960) Green Bay, Wisconsin
Previous	Class B (1958–1960) Class D (1940–1942, 1946–1953) Class C (1910–1914, 1940–1942) Class D (1905–1909)
Minor league affiliations
League	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (1958–1960)
Previous leagues	Wisconsin State League (1940–1942, 1946–1953) Wisconsin–Illinois League (1908–1914) Wisconsin State League (1902, 1905–1907) Wisconsin–Michigan League (1892) Wisconsin State League (1891)
Major league affiliations
Previous	Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–1960) Cleveland Indians (1947–1953) Philadelphia Phillies (1946)
Minor league titles
League titles	3 (1946, 1953, 1959)
Team data
Previous names	Green Bay Dodgers (1960) Green Bay Bluejays (1942, 1946–1953, 1958–1959) Green Bay Blue Sox (1941) Green Bay Bluejays (1940) Green Bay Bays (1909–1914) Green Bay Tigers (1908) Green Bay Orphans (1907) Green Bay Colts (1905–1906) Green Bay (1902) Green Bay Bays (1892) Green Bay (1891)
Previous parks	Joannes Stadium

The Green Bay Dodgers were a minor league baseball team located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The team operated in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (Three-I).

The team originated as the Evansville Braves in 1946. The team was an affiliate of the Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves from 1946–1957 and played in Evansville, Indiana. They won four league championships.

The team switched cities and affiliations for the 1958 season, moving to Green Bay and taking on the name of the Green Bay Bluejays that had been previously belonged to a different team that left town in 1953. Now affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Bluejays won the league title in 1959. The name was changed to the Green Bay Dodgers for the 1960 season. The team folded after the season.

The earlier Green Bay Bluejays were members of the Wisconsin State League (1940–1942, 1946–1953) and were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians (1947–1953) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946).^[1] Previous Green Bay teams were the Green Bay Bays (1909–1914), Green Bay Tigers (1908), Green Bay Orphans (1907), Green Bay Colts (1905–1906), Green Bay (1902), Green Bay Bays (1892), and Green Bay (1891).^[2] Thbey were members of the Wisconsin–Illinois League (1908–1914), Wisconsin State League (1902, 1905–1907), Wisconsin–Michigan League (1892) and the Wisconsin State League (1891).^[3]

The Ballparks

The Dodgers and Bluejays played at Joannes Park beginning in 1940. It was located at Baird Street and Walnut Street.^[4]

Notable Players

Phil Ortega (1960)
Doug Camilli (1959)
Willie Davis (1959) 3 x GG; 2 x MLB AS
Tim Harkness (1959)
Nate Oliver (1959)
Pete Richert (1959) 2 x MLB AS
Frank Howard (1958) 4× MLB AS; MLB MGR; 2 × AL Home Run Leader (1968, 1970) ; 1970 AL RBI Leader; 1960 NL Rookie of the Year
Ed Rakow (1958)
Pete Reiser (1958, MGR) 3× MLB AS; 1941 NL Batting Title; 2 × NL Stolen Base Leader (1942, 1946)
Earl Robinson (1958)
Dick Brown (1953)
Russ Nixon (1953) MLB MGR
Phil Seghi (1949–53, MGR) MLB Executive/Scout: Signed Pete Rose
Billy Moran (1952) MLB AS
Jim Delsing (1942)
George Binks (1941)
Andy Pafko (1941) 5 x MLB AS
Felix Chouinard (1909–10, 1913)
Fritz Mollwitz (1910–11, 1913)
Fred Thomas (1913)
Earl Smith (1911-1912) 3 x WS Champion
Bert Cunningham (1892)
Eddie Fusselback (1892)

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