The Akron Tyrites were a Minor league baseball team based in

Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 C ...

. They played in the Class B

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from 1928 to 1929. The team returned to the league in 1932, but then moved to the city of

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during the midseason and played under the name

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. The team was managed by

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in each of its seasons.

MLB alumni

Casper Asbjornson Robert Anthony (Casper) Asbjornson (June 19, 1909 – January 21, 1970) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (-) and Cincinnati Reds (-). Asbjornson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Concord, Mass ...

* Allen Benson *

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Chuck Hostetler Charles Cloyd Hostetler (September 22, 1903 – February 18, 1971) was a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Detroit Tigers in 1944 and 1945. He is remembered as baseball's oldest rookie, making his debut in 1944 at age 40, and as the pl ...

Fred Koster Frederick Charles Koster Fritz"(December 21, 1905 – April 24, 1979) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the season. Koster attended the University of Louisville, where he played college ...

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References

External links

Baseball Reference: Akron, Ohio – Minor League City Encyclopedia
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