Ludington Mariners
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The Ludington Mariners were a professional Class D minor league baseball
team from Ludington, Michigan
. Their home field was located in Culver Park
.
The team was formed in 1912 as part of the Michigan State League
and played until 1914 when they took a five-year hiatus during World War I
. They returned to join the Central League
in 1920 until 1922. They returned, briefly, in 1926 as the Ludington Tars.
The team name would be resurrected in 1993 as the Ludington Mariners Old Time Base Ball Team, a team that plays by the 1860 rules as "50% historical reenactment, and 50% real competition."
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team from Ludington, Michigan
Ludington, Michigan
Ludington is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,357. It is the county seat of Mason County.Ludington is a harbor town located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Pere Marquette River...
. Their home field was located in Culver Park
Culver Park
Culver Park was the park located in Ludington, Michigan during the early 20th century that was used, among other things, as the local fair grounds. Culver Park was the home field for the Ludington Mariners during the late 1910s and early-to-mid 1920s. The park was demolished sometime after 1931 and...
.
The team was formed in 1912 as part of the Michigan State League
Michigan State League
Michigan State League was the name of six American professional baseball leagues. Five of them operated only one or two baseball seasons and the other four seasons...
and played until 1914 when they took a five-year hiatus during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. They returned to join the Central League
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...
in 1920 until 1922. They returned, briefly, in 1926 as the Ludington Tars.
The team name would be resurrected in 1993 as the Ludington Mariners Old Time Base Ball Team, a team that plays by the 1860 rules as "50% historical reenactment, and 50% real competition."