Huron Phillies

Huron Phillies
Huron Phillies
1965–1970; (1920–1921, 1965–1970); Huron, South Dakota ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Short-Season A (1966–1970); Class A (1965); Class D (1920–1921);
Previous leagues	Dakota League (1920); South Dakota League (1921); Basin League (1954–1962); Northern League (1966–1970);
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Philadelphia Phillies (1965–1968); Chicago Cubs (1969–1970);
Minor league titles
League titles	None
Team data
Previous names	Huron Cubs (1969–1970); Huron Phillies (1965–1968); Huron Packers (1920–1921);
Previous parks	Memorial Park Stadium (1920–1921, 1965–1970)

The Huron Phillies was a primary name of a minor league baseball team from Huron, South Dakota. Huron played in the Northern League from 1965 to 1970. Previous Huron minor league teams played in the Dakota League (1920), South Dakota League (1921) and Basin League (1954–1962). Huron was an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies (1965–1968) and Chicago Cubs (1969–1970).

History

The Huron Phillies began play in 1965. Huron had first hosted the Huron Packers in 1920 and 1921. Huron was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies (1965–1968) and Chicago Cubs (1969–1970), playing the last two seasons as the Huron Cubs . The franchise folded in 1970 and the Northern League folded in 1971.^[1]

Previously, the Huron Packers (1920–1921) had played in the Dakota League (1920) and South Dakota League (1921).

The ballpark

Huron teams played at Memorial Park Stadium. Memorial Park Stadium is still in use today, located at 390 Jersey Avenue NE, Huron, South Dakota.^[2]^[3]

Notable alumni

Bill Bonham (1970)
Bill Champion (1965)
Larry Cox (1966)
Dallas Green (1968, MGR) Manager: 1980 World Series Champion - Philadelphia Phillies; Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
Toby Harrah (1967) 4x MLB All-Star; Texas Rangers Hall of Fame
Larry Hisle (1966) 2x MLB All-Star; 1977 AL RBI Leader
Greg Luzinski (1968) 4x MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
Dyar Miller (1968)
Rick Reuschel (1970) 3x MLB All-Star; San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Andre Thornton (1967) 2x MLB All-Star; Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
Jim Todd (1969)
Manny Trillo (1968) 4x MLB All-Star
John Vukovich (1966)

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1920	56-40	3rd	Bill Shipke	None
1921	34-64	8th	Jay Andrews	None
1965	31-35	3rd	Joe Lonnett	None
1966	32-35	3rd	Joe Lonnett	None
1967	37-40	4th	Joe Lonnett	None
1968	26-43	5th	Dallas Green	None
1969	31-39	4th	Mel Wright	None
1970	37-31	2nd	Jimmy Freese	None

References

^ "Huron, South Dakota Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ "Memorial Park Stadium - Huron South Dakota - Former Home of the Huron Phillies / Cubs". digitalballparks.com.
^ "Sports Venues". www.huronsd.com.

[baseball-reference.com-1] "Huron, South Dakota Encyclopedia - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[2] "Memorial Park Stadium - Huron South Dakota - Former Home of the Huron Phillies / Cubs". digitalballparks.com.

[3] "Sports Venues". www.huronsd.com.

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