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Dayton Veterans
The Dayton Veterans were a minor league baseball team based in Dayton, Ohio between 1899 and 1917. From 1896 to 1900, the Dayton "Old Soldiers" and "Veterans" teams played as members of the Class B level Interstate League, followed by a single season in the 1901 Class A level Western Association. Beginning in 1903, the Dayton Veterans teams played the next fifteen seasons as members of the Class B level Central League. Dayton won league championships in 1898, 1901, 1911, 1914 and 1916.
Two Baseball Hall of Fame members played for Dayton. Jesse Haines played briefly for the 1913 Dayton Veterans and Elmer Flick played for the 1897 Dayton Old Soldiers.
The Dayton teams hosted all home minor league baseball home games at Fairview Park through 1912 and at Highland Park beginning in 1913.
In the late 1860s, Dayton was home to organized baseball. The "Dayton Baseball Club" was founded. The team played an exhibition game against the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869.
Minor league baseball began in Dayton in 1883, when the "Dayton Gem Cities" team played as members of the Independent level Ohio State League. After minor league seasons in various leagues, the 1891 "Dayton" team of the independent Northwestern League preceded the Old Soldiers in minor league play.
After a four-season hiatus, Dayton continued minor league play, becoming members the 1896 Interstate League and beginning a four-year tenure in the Class B level league.
In 1897, the Dayton "Old Soldiers" began play as members of the Class B level Interstate League. The Fort Wayne Indians. Mansfield Haymakers, New Castle Quakers, Springfield Governors, Toledo Mud Hens, Wheeling Nailers and Youngstown Puddlers teams joined Fort Wayne in beginning league play on May 2, 1897.
The Dayton "Old Soldiers" and "Veterans" nickname correspond with Dayton facilities and history. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was located in Dayton, Ohio. At its peak, the Soldier's Home housed more than 7,000 veterans. The site contained a working farm, workshops, two churches and a school. The National Home and its amenities also became a tourist attraction for the public, as over 660,000 people visited the home in 1910. The Soldiers National Home was built in 1867 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dayton Veterans
The Dayton Veterans were a minor league baseball team based in Dayton, Ohio between 1899 and 1917. From 1896 to 1900, the Dayton "Old Soldiers" and "Veterans" teams played as members of the Class B level Interstate League, followed by a single season in the 1901 Class A level Western Association. Beginning in 1903, the Dayton Veterans teams played the next fifteen seasons as members of the Class B level Central League. Dayton won league championships in 1898, 1901, 1911, 1914 and 1916.
Two Baseball Hall of Fame members played for Dayton. Jesse Haines played briefly for the 1913 Dayton Veterans and Elmer Flick played for the 1897 Dayton Old Soldiers.
The Dayton teams hosted all home minor league baseball home games at Fairview Park through 1912 and at Highland Park beginning in 1913.
In the late 1860s, Dayton was home to organized baseball. The "Dayton Baseball Club" was founded. The team played an exhibition game against the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869.
Minor league baseball began in Dayton in 1883, when the "Dayton Gem Cities" team played as members of the Independent level Ohio State League. After minor league seasons in various leagues, the 1891 "Dayton" team of the independent Northwestern League preceded the Old Soldiers in minor league play.
After a four-season hiatus, Dayton continued minor league play, becoming members the 1896 Interstate League and beginning a four-year tenure in the Class B level league.
In 1897, the Dayton "Old Soldiers" began play as members of the Class B level Interstate League. The Fort Wayne Indians. Mansfield Haymakers, New Castle Quakers, Springfield Governors, Toledo Mud Hens, Wheeling Nailers and Youngstown Puddlers teams joined Fort Wayne in beginning league play on May 2, 1897.
The Dayton "Old Soldiers" and "Veterans" nickname correspond with Dayton facilities and history. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was located in Dayton, Ohio. At its peak, the Soldier's Home housed more than 7,000 veterans. The site contained a working farm, workshops, two churches and a school. The National Home and its amenities also became a tourist attraction for the public, as over 660,000 people visited the home in 1910. The Soldiers National Home was built in 1867 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.