Toledo Mud Hens

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Team logo Cap insignia Manager Mike Rojas Division West Division Color Navy, red, white, gold		Arena/Stadium Fifth Third Field League International League Founded 1896

Current Triple-A (1946–1955, 1965–present) Previous Double-A (1908–1913, 1916–1945) Single-A (1902–1907) Previous leagues American Association (1902–1913, 1916–1955) Current Detroit Tigers (1934–1935, 1949–1951, 1967–1973, 1987–present) Previous Minnesota Twins (1978–1986) Cleveland Indians (1932, 1976–1977) Philadelphia Phillies (1974–1975) New York Yankees (1965–1966) Milwaukee Braves (1953–1955) St. Louis Browns (1936–1948) New York Giants (1930)

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The Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor League Baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League and are affiliated with the Detroit Tigers franchise of Major League Baseball, based about 50 miles (80 km) north of Toledo. They play their home games at Fifth Third Field.

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History

Professional baseball had been played off and on in Toledo since 1883, but the Mud Hens era began in 1896 with the "Swamp Angels", who played in the Interstate League. They played in Bay View Park, which was outside the Toledo city limits and therefore not covered by the city's blue laws. The park was located near marshland inhabited by American coots, also known as "mud hens." For this reason, the local press soon dubbed the team the "Mud Hens"—a nickname that has stuck to Toledo baseball teams for all but a few years since. After only one year, though, the team moved to Armory Park.

Notable players

Billy Bean

Billy Beane

Moe Berg

Tony Clark

Octavio Dotel

Doug Fister

Curtis Granderson

Mike Hessman

Omar Infante

Gabe Kapler

Shane Loux

Craig Monroe

Bobby Murcer

Max Scherzer

Casey Stengel

Tom Underwood

Jim Walewander

Hack Wilson

Season-by-season records

The records of the last five Toledo Mud Hens seasons are listed below.

Popular culture

M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger (played by Jamie Farr) hailed from Toledo and often mentioned the Mud Hens as his favorite baseball team throughout the series. He was often seen wearing a Toledo Mud Hens jersey and cap. Like Klinger, Farr was born and raised in Toledo. In fact, Klinger feels so strongly about the Mud Hens that he gets put on KP duty for a month when he hits his mortal enemy Sgt Zelmo Zale, who insulted the Mud Hens. The Mud Hens retired jersey #1 in Farr's honor.

The title character of the comic strip Crankshaft was a pitcher for the Mud Hens just before World War II when he enlisted in the Army. He invariably wears a Mud Hens cap in the strip, and reminisces often about his playing days. In the summer of 2016 the Mud Hens retired jersey #13 in Crankshaft's honor.

Lou Brown, manager of the Cleveland Indians in the film Major League, managed in Toledo prior to managing the Indians.

Richard Pryor's character, Montgomery Brewster, in the 1985 film Brewster's Millions was said to have previously pitched for the Mud Hens.

References

Toledo Mud Hens Wikipedia

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