Adrian Champs
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The Adrian Champs were a minor league baseball team that played in the Southern Michigan League
in 1913. They were based in Adrian, Michigan
, USA. Major League Baseball players that played for them include Cecil Coombs
, Paul Smith
, Johnny Mitchell
, Emil Huhn
, Cowboy Jones
and Bun Troy
. Prior to being the Adrian Champs, they were the Adrian Lions
. They became the Adrian Fencevilles
in 1914.
Southern Michigan League
The Southern Michigan League was a Minor League Baseball circuit which operated between 1906 and 1912. It was classified as a Class D league from 1906 to 1910 and as a Class C league from 1911 to 1912...
in 1913. They were based in Adrian, Michigan
Adrian, Michigan
As of the 2010 census Adrian had a population of 21,133. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 84.1% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.9% from some other race and 4.0% from two or more races...
, USA. Major League Baseball players that played for them include Cecil Coombs
Cecil Coombs
Cecil Lysander Coombs was a right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1914...
, Paul Smith
Paul Smith (outfielder)
Paul Stoner Smith was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Smith played in 10 games in the 1916 season with the Cincinnati Reds. He had 20 hits in 44 at-bats with a .227 batting average....
, Johnny Mitchell
Johnny Mitchell (baseball)
John Franklin Mitchell , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1921-1925.-External links:...
, Emil Huhn
Emil Huhn
Emil Hugo "Hap" Huhn was a right-handed Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher who played for the Federal League's Newark Pepper in 1915 and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1916 and 1917...
, Cowboy Jones
Cowboy Jones
Albert Edward "Cowboy" Jones was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched one full season and parts of three others in Major League Baseball from 1898 until 1901 for the Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals.- Early life :...
and Bun Troy
Bun Troy
Robert Gustave "Bun" Troy was a German-born Major League Baseball pitcher who was killed in action while serving with the U.S. Army during World War I at Petit Majouym, France....
. Prior to being the Adrian Champs, they were the Adrian Lions
Adrian Lions
The Adrian Lions were a minor league baseball team that played in the Southern Michigan League in 1912. They were based in Adrian, Michigan, USA. Major League Baseball players that played for them include Emil Huhn, Cowboy Jones, Elmer Smith and Bun Troy. Prior to being the Adrian Lions, they were...
. They became the Adrian Fencevilles
Adrian Fencevilles
The Adrian Fencevilles were a Southern Michigan Association baseball team based in Adrian, Michigan, USA that played during the 1914 season. They were the last team to ever play in Adrian, Michigan....
in 1914.