Twin Ports League
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The Twin Ports League was an American
minor baseball league
that existed for six weeks (May 30 through July 13) during the wartime
season. Comprising four teams based in Duluth, Minnesota
, and Superior, Wisconsin
, the TPL was the only league to be designated "Class E" — one level below the previously lowest minor league level, Class D — by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.
According to Baseball America
's Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, many of the players in the Twin Ports League were employed in the Twin Ports
' war factories, dockyards and shipyards. The teams included the Duluth Dukes
, Duluth Heralds, Duluth Marine Iron and the Superior Bays. The Superior club was in first place when the league disbanded on July 13, 1943.
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that existed for six weeks (May 30 through July 13) during the wartime
World War II
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season. Comprising four teams based in Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
, and Superior, Wisconsin
Superior, Wisconsin
Superior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...
, the TPL was the only league to be designated "Class E" — one level below the previously lowest minor league level, Class D — by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.
According to Baseball America
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's Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, many of the players in the Twin Ports League were employed in the Twin Ports
Twin Ports
The Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin are located at the western part of Lake Superior and together are considered the largest freshwater port in the world. They are twin cities and seaports, connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence...
' war factories, dockyards and shipyards. The teams included the Duluth Dukes
Duluth Dukes
The Duluth Dukes was the name of an American minor league baseball franchise that represented Duluth, Minnesota, in the Northern League in 1916, 1934–1942, and from 1946–1955. In addition, a separate edition of the Dukes was one of four franchises in the short-lived Twin Ports League, a "Class E"...
, Duluth Heralds, Duluth Marine Iron and the Superior Bays. The Superior club was in first place when the league disbanded on July 13, 1943.