Williamson Red Birds
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The Williamson Red Birds were a Mountain State League
baseball team based in Williamson, West Virginia
, USA that played from 1939 to 1942. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
.
They made the playoffs every year they existed, winning the league championship in 1940, under Harrison Wickel
.
Mountain State League
The Mountain State League was a Class-D professional baseball league that existed from 1936 to 1941 and a Class-C league in 1942.-1937:The league began play in 1937 with six teams: the Beckley Bengals, based in Beckley, West Virginia; the Welch Miners, based in Welch, West Virginia; the Williamson...
baseball team based in Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson, West Virginia
Williamson is a city in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA, along the Tug Fork River. The population was 3,414 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mingo County, and is the county's largest and most populous city. Williamson is home to Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College...
, USA that played from 1939 to 1942. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
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They made the playoffs every year they existed, winning the league championship in 1940, under Harrison Wickel
Harrison Wickel
Harrison Paine "Muck" Wickel was a minor league baseball player, manager as well as a scout and World War II veteran. He was also inducted into the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
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