Lima Buckeyes
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The Lima Buckeyes were a very short-lived Central League
baseball team, based in Lima, Ohio
. Their existence consisted of only eight games in 1934, each of which they lost. Their manager was Jess Orndorff
. They disbanded on May 26 of that season.
Only one known major league baseball player ever played for them - Herb Thomas
.
Central League (baseball)
The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season...
baseball team, based in Lima, Ohio
Lima, Ohio
Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....
. Their existence consisted of only eight games in 1934, each of which they lost. Their manager was Jess Orndorff
Jess Orndorff
Jesse Walworth Thayer Orndorff was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Boston Doves in .- External links :...
. They disbanded on May 26 of that season.
Only one known major league baseball player ever played for them - Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas (baseball)
Herbert Mark Thomas was a right-handed minor and major league baseball player and minor league manager. Although his major league career lasted only three seasons, 1924, 1925 and 1927, for two different teams, the Boston Braves and New York Giants, his minor league career spanned 17 seasons...
.