The Madison Blues was a semi-professional minor league baseball team in
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
, from 1923 to 1942. Launched by the Madison Athletic Association and captained by manager Eddie Lenahan,
the Blues began independent of any league. They played their home games at Kipp Field for their first three years before moving to the newly built
Breese Stevens Field
Breese Stevens Municipal Athletic Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Located eight blocks northeast of the Wisconsin State Capitol on the Madison Isthmus, it is the oldest extant masonry grandstand in Wisconsin.
The field ...
in 1926. They joined the Wisconsin-Illinois league in that year, and went on to play in the Wisconsin State League, the Tri-State League and Three-I League in later years. The Blues final season was in 1942, when the demands for men to serve in World War II ended many other minor league franchises throughout the country.
Notable alumni
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Dave Koslo
George Bernard "Dave" Koslo (né ''Koslowski'', March 31, 1920 – December 1, 1975) was a professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of twelve seasons (1941–1942, 1946–1955) with the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Milwauk ...
(1940) 1949 NL ERA Title
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Johnny Schmitz
John Albert Schmitz (November 27, 1920 – October 1, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who worked in 366 games over 13 seasons as a member of the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Se ...
(1940) 2 x MLB All-Star
References
External links
Baseball Reference
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Baseball teams established in 1923
Baseball teams disestablished in 1942
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League teams
Professional baseball teams in Wisconsin
Sports in Madison, Wisconsin
Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates
1923 establishments in Wisconsin
1942 disestablishments in Wisconsin
Defunct baseball teams in Wisconsin
Defunct Tri-State League teams
Wisconsin State League teams
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