La Crosse Pinks
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The La Crosse Pinks were a minor league baseball team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
La Crosse Pinks | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Class | Class D (1905–1912) |
League | Wisconsin State League (1905–1907) Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908) Minnesota-Wisconsin League (1909–1912) |
Major league affiliations | |
Team | None |
Minor league titles | |
League titles (2) |
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Team data | |
Name | La Crosse Pinks (1905–1908) La Crosse Outcasts (1909–1911) La Crosse Outcats (1912) |
Ballpark | League Park (1905–1913) |
The La Crosse "Pinks" first played under the nickname as members of the Class D level Wisconsin State League from 1905 to 1907. The Pinks continued minor league play the 1908 Wisconsin-Illinois League after the Wisconsin State League changed names. Switching leagues, La Crosse teams played from 1909 to 1912 as charter members of the Class D level Minnesota-Wisconsin League, playing as members until the league folded.
The La Crosse "Pinks" nickname was given to the team after their manager Pink Hawley, who served as the La Crosse manager from 1905 to 1908.
The La Crosse teams hosted minor league home games at League Park.