The Greensburg Red Wings were a Class D Minor League Baseball team based in

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. The team was a member of the

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, from - and played all of its home games at

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. The team's name often changed throughout their short existence. They began as the Greensburg Trojans, an affiliate of the

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. A year later, in , the team was renamed the Greensburg Red Wings. However, in when the

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took over the team, they were renamed the Greensburg Green Sox. Finally, the team was called the Greensburg Senators, after their final affiliate, the Washington Senators, in 1939.

Notable moments

In the summer of 1936, the

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, behind

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, defeated the Greensburg Red Wings, 11–0, in front of 1,500 spectators at Offutt Field. In 1937, the Greensburg Green Sox was instrumental in getting funds for lights at Offutt Field in the city, setting the stage for night

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, which debuted that fall. The field hosted minor league teams that were affiliated with the Cardinals, Washington Senators, and Brooklyn Dodgers

Major League alumni

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(1939 Senators) *

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(1934 Trojans/1935 Red Wings) *

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(1938 Green Sox) *

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(1936 Red Wings) *

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(1935 Red Wings) * Stan Ferens (1937 Green Sox/1939 Senators) * Nick Goulish (1938 Green Sox) *

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(1936 Red Wings) *

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(1938 Green Sox) *

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(1937 Green Sox) *

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(1936 Red Wings) * Heinie Mueller (1935 Red Wings) * Eddie Morgan (1934 Trojans) *

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(1934 Trojans) * Bob Scheffing (1935 Red Wings) * Lou Scoffic (1934 Trojans) * Bud Souchock (1939 Senators) *

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(1934 Trojans)

Season-by-season

References

External links

Greensburg Trojans/Red Wings/Green Sox/Senators at BaseballReference.com
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