The Winnipeg Maroons were a
minor League baseball team based in
Winnipeg
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Canada
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, which played in the
Northern League from 1902–1942. Their home field from 1906 to 1922 was
Happyland Park, which had a
seating capacity
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of 4,000. They subsequently played at
Sherburn Park, which had a seating capacity of 3,500. One of the most successful teams in the league, they won league championships eight times (1902, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1935, 1939, 1942).
In 1933 they re-entered the Northern League, the lowest classification of professional minor league ball (D class).
Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame
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List of Northern League Championship Wins
*1902 Winnipeg Maroons
*1903 Winnipeg Maroons
*1907 Winnipeg Maroons
*1916 Winnipeg Maroons
*1935 Winnipeg Maroons
*1939 Winnipeg Maroons
*1942 Winnipeg Maroons
References
Defunct minor league baseball teams
Baseball teams in Winnipeg
Baseball teams established in 1902
Baseball teams disestablished in 1942
Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates
1902 establishments in Manitoba
Northern League (1902-71) baseball teams
1942 disestablishments in Manitoba
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