Michigan–Ontario League was the name of an American professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

league. It operated seven full seasons and part of an eighth from 1919 to 1926. In 1926, the Michigan–Ontario League merged with the

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to form the

Michigan State League The Michigan State League was a minor league baseball league that operated in various seasons between 1889 and 1941. The league franchises were based exclusively in Michigan, with the league forming on six different occasions. Twenty two different ...

, which played only the one season.

Cities Represented

* Battle Creek, MI:

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1919–1920 *

Bay City, MI Bay City is a city and county seat of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and it is the principal city of the Bay City Metrop ...

: Bay City Wolves 1919–1926 * Brantford, ON:

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1919–1921; Brantford Brants 1922 *

Flint, MI Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of ...

: Flint Halligans 1919–1920;

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1921–1926 *

Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

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1923; Grand Rapids Homoners 1924 *

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1919–1923; Hamilton Clippers 1924–1925 *

Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropoli ...

: Kalamazoo Celery Pickers 1923; Kalamazoo Kazoos 1924 *

Kitchener, ON ) , image_flag = Flag of Kitchener, Ontario.svg , image_seal = Seal of Kitchener, Canada.svg , image_shield=Coat of arms of Kitchener, Canada.svg , image_blank_emblem = Logo of Kitchener, Ontario.svg , blank_emblem_type = ...

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1919–1921; Kitchener Terriers 1922; Kitchener Colts 1925 *

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: London Tecumsehs 1919–1924; London Indians 1925 * Muskegon, MI: Muskegon Anglers 1923–1924 * Port Huron, MI: Port Huron Saints 1921; Port Huron Saints 1926 * Port Huron, MI & Sarnia, ON: Port Huron-Sarnia Saints 1922 *

Saginaw, MI Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County, Michigan, Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township, Michi ...

Saginaw Aces Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...

1919–1926

Standings & statistics

1919 Michigan–Ontario League

President: Joseph S. Jackson No Playoffs Scheduled.

1920 Michigan–Ontario League

President: George H. Maines No Playoffs Scheduled.

1921 Michigan–Ontario League

President: George H. Maines Playoff: London 4 games, Bay City 2.

1922 Michigan–Ontario League

President: Thomas J. Halligan Playoff: Hamilton 5 games, Saginaw 3.

1923 Michigan–Ontario League

President: Thomas J. Halligan Playoff: None

1924 Michigan–Ontario League

President: Thomas J. Halligan Playoff: Bay City 4 games, Flint 3.

1925 Michigan–Ontario League

President: Thomas J. Halligan Playoff: Hamilton 4 games, London 3.

1926 Michigan–Ontario League

President: Thomas J. Halligan Last game played June 13. The league merged with the

to form the

, which began play June 15.

References

Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in Michigan Defunct baseball leagues in Canada {{Canada-sport-stub