The Winona Pirates were a

Minnesota–Wisconsin League The Minnesota–Wisconsin League, known as the "Minny" League, was a professional minor baseball league that existed from 1909 to 1912. It was a Class D league in 1909, 1910 and 1912 and a Class C league in 1911. As its name suggests, it featured ...

(1909–1912) and Northern League (1913–1914) minor league baseball team based in

Winona, Minnesota Winona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the state of Minnesota. Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, who ...

. They were the first professional team to play in Winona since 1884 and the last until the Winona A's briefly returned in 1958.

Hooks Dauss George August "Hooks" Dauss (September 22, 1889 – July 27, 1963), born George August Daus, was an American professional baseball player from 1909 to 1926. He played 15 seasons of Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Detroit ...

, who won over 200 games at the major league level, played for the Pirates in 1911.Dauss' minor league record
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