Youngstown Ohio Works was a minor league baseball team based in Youngstown, Ohio. The team won the Ohio–Pennsylvania League championship in 1905. A dispute over funding led to the team’s sale to outside investors in 1907. The club was a training ground for several players and officials who later established careers in Major League Baseball.
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Youngstown Ohio Works was a minor league baseball team based in Youngstown, Ohio. The team won the Ohio–Pennsylvania League championship in 1905. A dispute over funding led to the team’s sale to outside investors in 1907. The club was a training ground for several players and officials who later established careers in Major League Baseball. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, a minor leagues team based nearby, were founded in the late 1990s. The Scrapper’s record is not officially known, but they won 88–35 in their final season in 1905, the club’s first league championship. They are currently playing in the Ohio League’s Class C Division, which was founded that year in Akron, Ohio, by veteran ballplayer Charlie Morton. They play in the league’s Class B Division, where they are known as the Champs. Their record is unknown, though they have won 84–32 in their last season in 1906, the same year they won the league championship, according to the Spalding Guide of the Minor League Baseball World Series. They have also been linked to the professional career of pitcher Roy Castleton, who went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Browns. They also played in the World Series, which they won in 1951 and 1952, and in the American League Championship Series, in which they were runners-up in 1954 and 1955. They were also involved in the National League Championship Game in 1956, but have not been officially associated with the team since the end of the Second World War.
The Ohio Works team was organized in 1902, under the sponsorship of Joseph A. McDonald, superintendent of the Ohio Works of the Carnegie Steel Company. In 1905, they joined the Class C division of the league, which included clubs from Akron, Barberton, Bucyrus, Canton, Kent, Lima, Massillon, Mount Vernon, Newark, Niles, Steubenville, Washington, Wooster, Youngstown and Zanesville. Only eight of the original 21 participating clubs finished the 1905 season, but the club won the first league title in September 1905, though sources disagree on the final record on its final record. Despite this uncertainty, the team became popularly known as “the Youngstown Champs” and became known as ‘the Champs’ The team was managed by Marty Hogan, a former outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds and St.Louis Browns. In 1907, the owners sold the club and moved it to neighboring Niles. The Youngstown team was known for its strong record and regional visibility, and the community’s minor league teams produced notable players throughout the first half of the 20th century. It was also known for having a strong tradition of amateur and minor league Baseball in the Youngstown area, and for producing several players who later became major league players. It is unclear whether the team was ever officially called ‘The Youngstown champs’ or ‘The Champs’, but the moniker became popular and became a popular moniker.
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