The Huron Phillies was a primary name of a minor league baseball teams based

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between 1920 and 1970. Huron teams last played in the Northern League from 1965 to 1970. Previous Huron minor league teams played as members of the

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in 1920,

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in 1921 and

Basin League The Basin League was an independent collegiate minor league, that operated from 1953 to 1973, featuring teams primarily from South Dakota and one from Nebraska. The league name reflected the number of teams situated along the Missouri River Basin. ...

1954 to 1962. Huron was a minor league affiliate of the

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from 1965 to 1968 and

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from 1969 to 1970.

History

The Huron Phillies began minor league play as members of the Northern League in 1965. Huron had previously hosted the Huron Packers, who played as members of the charter members of the

in 1920 and

in 1921. Huron was a minor league affiliate of the

from 1965 to 1968 and

in 1969 and 1970, playing the last two seasons as the Huron Cubs . The Huron minor league franchise folded following the 1970 season and the Northern League folded in 1971.

The ballpark

Huron teams were noted to have played minor league home games at Memorial Park Stadium. Memorial Park Stadium is still in use today, located at 390 Jersey Avenue NE, Huron, South Dakota.

Timeline

Year-by-year record

Notable alumni

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(1969) *

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(1970) * Bill Champion (1965) * Mike Compton (1965) * Larry Cox (1966) * Red Fisher (1921, MGR) * Dallas Green (1968, MGR) Manager: 1980 World Series Champion - Philadelphia Phillies; Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame *

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(1967) 4x MLB All-Star;

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* Jesús Hernáiz (1969) *

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(1966) 2x MLB All-Star; 1977 AL RBI Leader *

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(1968) 4x MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame *

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(1968) *

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(1970) 3x MLB All-Star;

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(1966) *

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(1920, MGR) * Thomas Silicato (1965) * Art Thomason (1920) *

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(1969) *

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(1968) 4x MLB All-Star *

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(1966) *

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(1920) *

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(1969, MGR)

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