The Fond du Lac Panthers were a
Wisconsin State League
The Wisconsin State League was a class D baseball league that began in 1905, changing its name to the Wisconsin–Illinois League in 1908 and operating through 1914. The league re–organized under that name in 1926. Another Wisconsin State League ...
minor league baseball team that played in
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac United States metrop ...
, from 1940 to 1953.
Notable alumni
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Ray Powell (1942)
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Harry Rice
Harry Francis Rice (November 22, 1901 – January 1, 1971), was an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns (1923–27), Detroit Tigers (1928–30), New York Yankees (1930), Washington Senators (1931) and Cincinnati Reds (1933).
At his peak, he was ...
(1940–1941)
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Charley Pride
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Reco ...
(1953)
References
External links
Baseball Reference
Baseball teams established in 1940
Baseball teams disestablished in 1953
Wisconsin State League teams
Professional baseball teams in Wisconsin
New York Yankees minor league affiliates
Defunct baseball teams in Wisconsin
1940 establishments in Wisconsin
1953 disestablishments in Wisconsin
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