Williamson Red Birds

Williamson Red Birds
Williamson Red Birds
1937–1942; Williamson, West Virginia ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class D
League	Mountain State League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	St. Louis Cardinals (1939-1942);
Minor league titles
League titles	1940
Team data
Previous names	Williamson Red Birds (1939-1942); Williamson Colts (1937-1938);

The Williamson Red Birds were a Mountain State League baseball team based in Williamson, West Virginia, United States that played from 1939 to 1942. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

They made the playoffs every year they existed, winning the league championship in 1940, under Harrison Wickel.

The team was previously named the Williamson Colts from 1937 to 1938. The Class-D team was managed by Nat Hickey in both years of its existence. Under his leadership, the team made the playoffs both seasons, finishing third both years, but it did not win a league championship either time.

Walter Sessi and, most notably, baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial played for the team.^[2]^[3]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame Alumni

Stan Musial (1938-1939)

MLB alumni

Ken Holcombe (1939)

Del Rice (1941-1942) MLB All-Star

Hal Rice (1941-1942)

Walter Sessi (1937, 1939) Inducted, 1969

References

External links

Baseball Reference

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[2] 1937 Colts

[3] 1938 Colts

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