Southern Michigan League

The Southern Michigan League was a Minor League Baseball circuit which operated between 1906 and 1912. It was classified as a Class D league from 1906 to 1910 and as a Class C league from 1911 to 1912. After that, the league was known as the Southern Michigan Association between 1913 and 1915.

Tha Southern Michigan Association held a Class D status in 1913 and was given Class C recognition in 1914 and 1915. The Association closed up after the 1915 season.

Cities represented/teams

• Adrian, Michigan
  • Adrian Yeggs (1909–11)
  • Adrian Lions (1912)
  • Adrian Champs (1913)
  • Adrian Fencevilles (1914)
• Battle Creek, Michigan
  • Battle Creek Crickets (1906–15)
• Bay City, Michigan
  • Bay City (1907–10)
  • Bay City Billikens (1911–12)
  • Bay City Beavers (1913–15)
• Flint, Michigan
  • Flint Vehicles (1907–15)
• Jackson, Michigan
  • Jackson Convicts (1906–13)
  • Jackson Chiefs (1914)
  • Jackson Vets (1915)
• Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Kalamazoo White Sox (1906–08)
  • Kalamazoo Kazoos (1909–10, 1913–14)
  • Kalamazoo Celery Pickers (1911–12
• Lansing, Michigan
  • Lansing Senators (1907–14)
• Mount Clemens, Michigan
  • Mount Clemens Bathers (1906–07, 1914)
• Saginaw, Michigan
  • Saginaw (1906)
  • Saginaw Wa-was (1908–10)
  • Saginaw Krazy Kats (1911)
  • Saginaw Trailers (1912)
  • Saginaw Ducks (1913–15)
• South Bend, Indiana
  • South Bend Benders (1914)
  • South Bend Factors (1915)
• Tecumseh, Michigan
  • Tecumseh (1906–08)
• Toledo, Ohio
  • Toledo Mud Hens (1914)

Pennant winners

• 1906 – Mount Clemens Bathers
• 1907 – Tecumseh
• 1908 – Saginaw Wa-was
• 1909 – Saginaw Wa-was
• 1910 – Kalamazoo Kazoos
• 1911 – Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
• 1912 – Adrian Lions
• 1913 – Battle Creek Crickets
• 1914 – Bay City Beavers
• 1915 – South Bend Factors

Sources

• Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second edition, April 1997.