Superior Blues
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Superior Blues 1933–1955 (1933–1943, 1946–1955) Superior, Wisconsin |
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| League | Northern League (1946–1955) |
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| League titles | 2 (1933, 1952) |
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The Superior Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. From 1933 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1955, the Blues played in the Northern League.
In 1937, they were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns. From 1938 to 1940, they were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1942, from 1946 to 1952 and in 1955, they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.
Over the course of their history, they won two league championships. They first came in 1933 under manager Dick Wade and the second came in 1952 under Wally Millies.
In 1956, this team merged with the Duluth Dukes to form the Duluth–Superior Dukes.
While playing in Superior the team played its games at Superior Municipal Stadium adjacent to the UWS Campus. After being vacated by the Blues the stadium was destroyed by fire in 1963. A portion of UWS's Ostrander Hall now occupies the former stadium site.
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